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Activity 3.3 - Evidence-Based Arguments for Soda Water Fizzing (45 min)
Target Student Performance
Students (a) use data from their investigations to develop evidence-based arguments about matter movements and matter changes when soda water fizzes, and (b) identify unanswered questions about matter movement and matter change that the data are insufficient to address.
Resources You Provide
- (From Previous Activity) 3.2 Observing Soda Water Fizzing Worksheet
- (From Previous Activity) 3.2 Soda Water Fizzing Class Results 11 x 17 Poster (or spreadsheet)
Resources Provided
- Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Soda Water Fizzing
- 3.3 Assessing the Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Soda Water Fizzing
- 3.3 Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Soda Water Fizzing PPT
Recurring Resources
- Learning Tracking Tool for Systems and Scale (1 per student)
- Assessing the Learning Tracking Tool for Systems and Scale
Setup
Print one copy of 3.3 Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Soda Water Fizzing for each student. Make sure that the 3.2 Soda Water Fizzing Class Results 11 x 17 Poster (or spreadsheet) from the previous activity is available.
Assessment
During the class discussion, listen for students making connections to the investigation and their arguments. Are they drawing on observations from the investigation, or from other sources of knowledge and experience? Use the 3.3 Assessing the Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Soda Water Fizzing to compare your students’ answers with patterns in student thinking from other classrooms.