Scientific Argumentation
Answer to the research
question
Claim
Claim
Example: Plants harness energy
from the sun and store it in the
form of carbohydrates
Evidence
Scientific data that
supports the claim.
Example: According to the
data, increased light exposure
leads to increased oxygen
production in plants.
Reasoning
Description of HOW the
evidence supports the
claim
H2O
Example: When plants were exposed to more
sunlight, their oxygen production increased
because photosynthesis was taking place are
a greater rate. In photosynthesis, plants take
in CO2, H2O and sunlight in order to
produce carbohydrates and oxygen as a
waste product.
C6H12O6
CO2
O2