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Identify scientific explanations
Free printable Grade 7 science worksheet for "Identify scientific explanations" — practice inquiry and data. No-prep, print or assign online.
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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It's designed for Middle School (ages 11–14), covering Inquiry and data.
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