Page | 61 Standard 4: Language for Science ELD-SC 6-8 Interpret scientific explanations. • Defining investigable questions or problems based on observations, information, and/or data about a phenomenon • Determining central ideas in complex evidence and information to help explain how or why a phenomenon occurs • Evaluating scientific reasoning that shows why data or evidence adequately supports conclusions ELD-SC 6-8 Construct scientific explanations. • Describe valid and reliable evidence from sources about a phenomenon • Establish neutral or objective stance in how results are communicated • Develop reasoning to show relationships among independent and dependent variables in models and simple systems • Summarize patterns in evidence, making trade-oCs, revising, and retesting ELD-SC 6-8 Interpret scientific arguments. • Identifying convincing evidence from data, models, and/or information from investigations of phenomena or design solutions • Comparing reasoning and claims based on evidence from two arguments on the same topic • Evaluating whether they emphasize similar or diCerent evidence and/or interpretations of facts ELD-SC 6-8 Construct scientific arguments. • Introduce and contextualize topic/ phenomenon in issues related to the natural and designed world • Defend or refute a claim based on data and evidence • Establish and maintain a neutral or objective stance • Signal logical relationships among reasoning, evidence, data, and/or a model when making or defending a claim or counterclaim
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