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Activity #2 Name: ______________Period_______Date______

Please answer the following question. Please make sure that you are able to show which of
your statements are claims, which are evidence, and what the reasoning is behind it.

Thus far you have had limited exposure to molecular shapes and why they form as they do.
Please suggest an explanation for why molecules form the shapes that they do. Specifically,
why do molecules make the shapes that they make? Answer these quietly to yourself please.

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Evidence: ______________________________________________________________________
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Discussion Portion
Now that you have your own argument, I want you to jot down the argument of another
person in the room as we share out. Highly detailed notes are not what I am looking for here,
but you need enough information to be able to distinguish why this individual believes this...

Others Claim:
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Others Evidence:
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Others Reasoning
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After the conversation happened between you and your partner, do you feel the need to
amend your original point? Make sure that you specifically indicate why you think you needed
to change your position, and how was it different than your original explanation?

Modified Claim
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Modified Evidence
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Modified Reasoning
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Why did you need to change your position? Did you forget about something?
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What does this activity have to do with Chemistry class, and why do you think we did this?
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