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Identify scientific explanations

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Identify scientific explanations — free printable Middle School Science worksheet

Students in Grades 6–8 use this middle-school science worksheet to identify the key features of scientific explanations — claims, evidence, and reasoning — and to evaluate whether a given explanation meets scientific standards. Teachers can use it as a structured writing scaffold, a peer-review tool, or a formative check within an inquiry and data unit. It addresses Scientific and Engineering Practices standards that require students to construct and critique evidence-based explanations.

Learning objectives

  • Identify the components of a scientific explanation: claim, evidence, and reasoning
  • Evaluate whether a given explanation adequately supports its claim with evidence
  • Construct a basic scientific explanation for an observed phenomenon

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  3. Use the included answer key to mark it in seconds.

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