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Classify scientific explanations
Free printable Grade 7 science worksheet for "Classify scientific explanations" — practice inquiry and data. No-prep, print or assign online.
Middle school students classify scientific explanations—distinguishing evidence-based reasoning from unsupported claims—in this Scientific and Engineering Practices worksheet on Inquiry and Data. Teachers can use it as a critical thinking exercise after a lab investigation, asking students to evaluate sets of explanations and sort them by scientific validity. The skill supports cross-cutting competence in constructing and critiquing scientific arguments at the middle school level.
Learning objectives
- Classify explanations as scientifically valid or unsupported based on use of evidence
- Explain what makes a scientific explanation credible and testable
- Distinguish between observations, inferences, and unsupported claims
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