BUILDING THE SKILLS OF ARGUMENTATION AND CONSENSUSNecessary skills for STEM, Socratic Seminars,

and Life

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ARGUMENTATION?

Take a post-it-note from the table Put your name on the back Write on the front your level of ability to engage in discourse and argumentationbased on data and/or evidence Place your post-it on the bar graph

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THE WORLD’S TEN BEST INVENTIONS

THE WORLD’S TEN BEST INVENTIONS

You are to place them in order based on

The magnitude of impact it had on the world at the time it was invented

Each group will need to use consensus

You have 10 minutes

ARE YOU USING CONSENSUS?

Define it.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN I SUGGEST ARGUING AND ARGUMENTATION?

Yelling Personal idea Hurt feelings Win or lose Emotional

Define Argumentation The interdisciplinary study of how conclusions

can be reached through logical reasoning; that is, claims based, soundly or not, on premises. It includes the arts and sciences of civil debate, dialogue, conversation, and persuasion.

CONSENSUS?

You have consensus if you state the following:

1. I have been heard and understood.

2. I have heard and understood.

3. I can live with it.

4. I can (and will) publicly support it.

--From Capturing Kids

PROTOCOL FOR DISCOURSE

One person distributes the cards evenly to the group by dealing them out. Do not reveal your cards until your turn.

Person #1 places one card in the center of the table. Makes a claim “This invention had the greatest

impact on the world the year it was invented” States evidence to support the claim. Team members take turns to provide additional

evidence to support the claim or refute the claim with other evidence.

Person #2 shows one card Repeat the process of Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Continue for all 10 cards.

EXPLANATION FRAMEWORK

Claim – a statement about the solution to problem

Evidence – scientific data that supports the claim

Reasoning – justification that shows why the data counts as evidence to support the claim and includes appropriate scientific principles

Rebuttal – providing an alternative explanation in the reasoning section Higher level of cognitive development

TWO STAY – THE REST STRAY GALLERY WALK

Select two people from your group who will stay and describe the innovation (invention) that your group felt had the most impact to the other groups who come to your table.

The others in your group will go to two other tables and learn about the other ideas in the room. You may nicely ask questions and see if they can still support their choice.

Return to your home table when finished.

WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS?

Important in scientific/engineering practices as well as non-scientific

Provides a definition Identifies something that occurred Justifies why you think a certain way

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ARGUMENTATION?

To increase purposeful classroom talk by Decreasing my talking Increasing your talking Learning what everyone knows and understands Make meaning of a specific topic by seeking

consensus.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION AND OTHER SUBJECTS

Scientific: “By evaluating evidence to determine if it is reasonable based on scientific knowledge, a claim can be made” (McNeill, “Supporting Student Explanations in Science,” 2012).

Evidence

Evidence

Evidence

Claim 1

Reasoning

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION AND OTHER SUBJECTS

Other Subjects: Claim is made and then supporting evidence is used to support the claim

Unless you have good evidence, you will not be able to support your claims and handle a rebuttal

Evidence

Evidence

Evidence

Claim 1Reasoning

SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION FRAMEWORK

Scientific: “If evidence is not present to support claim, it will not hold up to argumentation or rebuttal” (McNeill, “Supporting Student Explanations in Science,” 2012).

Evidence

Evidence

Evidence

Claim 1

Reasoning

NOT Claim 2 becauseEvidenceAnd

Reasoning

REFLECT ABOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF ARGUMENTATION

Talk with one other personabout what you learned today. Be prepared to share withclass Justify how you will move your post-it-note

Move your post-it-note when you leave class today.

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THANK YOU FOR THIS POWER POINT AND CARDS