Thinking with Technology

Activity 9.6

Planning Your Project

Step 1: Considering How Best to Use the Tool

The Showing Evidence Tool provides learners with the ability to hypothesize, research, analyze evidence, and make conclusions. You can direct your learners to follow one of two usage models as they evaluate claims and evidence.

Usage Model 1: Create claims and support with evidence (closest to scientific method, proving a hypothesis)

Establish initial position—stake your claim
Build set of evidence items
Evaluate quality of evidence (for reliability; how true is the evidence)
Link evidence to claim
Evaluate strength with which evidence supports the claim
Evaluate claim and make new claim(s), as needed

Usage Model 2: Analyze evidence to make a claim or form a hypothesis (building a theory, analyzing data)

Start with a set of evidence items
Evaluate quality of evidence (for reliability; how true is the evidence)
Analyze evidence and make a claim
Link evidence to claim
Evaluate strength with which evidence supports the claim
Evaluate claim and make new claim(s), as needed

Consider the following questions before you set up your project online.

Click here to open the worksheet on Drafting your Claim.

Next: Proceed to Step 2 of Activity 9.6

Thinking with Technology Module 9 - Using the Showing Evidence Tool to Target Thinking Skills

	Activity 9.6 Planning Your Project Step 1: Considering How Best to Use the Tool The Showing Evidence Tool provides learners with the ability to hypothesize, research, analyze evidence, and make conclusions. You can direct your learners to follow one of two usage models as they evaluate claims and evidence. Usage Model 1: Create claims and support with evidence (closest to scientific method, proving a hypothesis) Establish initial position—stake your claim Build set of evidence items Evaluate quality of evidence (for reliability; how true is the evidence) Link evidence to claim Evaluate strength with which evidence supports the claim Evaluate claim and make new claim(s), as needed Usage Model 2: Analyze evidence to make a claim or form a hypothesis (building a theory, analyzing data) Start with a set of evidence items Evaluate quality of evidence (for reliability; how true is the evidence) Analyze evidence and make a claim Link evidence to claim Evaluate strength with which evidence supports the claim Evaluate claim and make new claim(s), as needed Consider the following questions before you set up your project online. Click here to open the worksheet on Drafting your Claim. Next: Proceed to Step 2 of Activity 9.6