Reasoning — Science definition
The connection between evidence and claim, usually a mechanism explaining how one would produce the other; restating the evidence is not reasoning.
Where it is taught
- Models, Claims, Evidence & Reasoning — Scientific Inquiry & Diversity of Life, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
The episode shows both halves of this unit: how powerful a well-supported claim is, and how much depends on the reasoning that connects it to its evidence.
Models, Claims, Evidence & Reasoning
Questions using reasoning
Problem 1
How is reasoning different from listing numbers?
Answer and explanation
Reasoning explains a scientific connection between the observations and the claim. Numbers become relevant evidence through that connection.