Submit evidence data
Submit your biomolecule data, toxicology analysis, and CER to the unit tracker.
Complete evidence packet: biomolecule data table with controls, toxicology dilution data with dose-response description, Thursday CER with controls-based reasoning, and self-assessment form.
- 1Do thisSubmit your biomolecule data, toxicology analysis, and CER to the unit tracker.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisTracker entry: Complete evidence packet: biomolecule data table with controls, toxicology dilution data with dose-response description, Thursday CER with controls-based reasoning, and self-assessment form.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Principles of Biomedical Technology (Principles of Biomedical Science) › Unit 1.1 to 1.2: Experimental design in evidence testing; transition to autopsy evidence and biomolecules. › Tracker entryOpen Schoology
Reasoning: connecting evidence to the claim
What separates sound reasoning from bad reasoning, and how do you check your own?
Reasoning is the part where you explain why your evidence supports your claim. It is the bridge. Without it, a claim and some data are just sitting next to each other; reasoning shows how the data leads to the conclusion, often using a scientific principle.
Good reasoning is logical (each step follows from the last), it actually uses your evidence (not just restates the claim), and it considers alternatives (could the data mean something else?). Bad reasoning leans on logical fallacies: jumping to conclusions, confusing correlation with causation, or attacking the person instead of the idea.
Check your own reasoning by trying to break it: state the opposite and see if your evidence rules it out. Ask “what would have to be true for me to be wrong?” If you cannot answer, your reasoning is not finished yet.
- • Logical: each step follows from the one before it.
- • Grounded: it uses your evidence, and names the principle that links it to the claim.
- • Fair: it considers other explanations and says why yours is better.
- • Self-checked: you tried to prove yourself wrong and could not.
- • Correlation is not causation: two things moving together does not mean one caused the other.
- • Hasty generalization: one case does not prove a rule.
- • Ad hominem: attacking the person, not their evidence.
Write the reasoning that links your evidence to your claim from earlier this week. Then write the strongest objection to it, and answer that objection.
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: A complete biomolecule evidence packet demonstrates that every result was validated against controls and every limitation was acknowledged.
- 0:00Project the tracker checklist; walk through each required item
- 0:10Work time: upload biomolecule data table with positive and negative controls clearly labeled
- 0:25Work time: upload dose-response analysis (graph or written description) with independent variable labeled
- 0:40Work time: upload Thursday CER; verify controls are referenced in the reasoning
- 0:58Confirm variables and limitations are documented in the notebook and tracker
- 1:08Self-assessment form; one-sentence share: what did the controls tell you that you did not already know?
- • This is your second Friday submission. The goal is the same as last week: a complete, well-organized evidence packet that someone else could understand without you explaining it.
- • Make sure your data table includes the controls. A data table without controls is like a ruler with no markings. The controls are what give every other number its meaning.
- • If your Thursday CER does not yet reference the controls, revise it now. That is the standard: your reasoning must come from a comparison, not just from an observation.
- • Self-assess last. Be specific. 'I think I did okay' does not tell you what to fix. 'My negative control changed color and I did not address that in my CER' does.
- 1Review the tracker checklist for evidence-testing deliverables.
- 2Upload your biomolecule data table with controls.
- 3Attach your dose-response analysis and CER.
- 4Confirm variables and limitations are documented.
- 5Self-assess against success criteria and flag gaps.
- • I can submit a complete data and analysis packet.
- • I can verify documented variables and limitations.
- • Controls must be included in any submitted data table; results without controls are uninterpretable.
- • A dose-response graph or description connects the toxicology dilution data to the concept of safe vs. harmful concentration.
- • Acknowledging limitations in a submission is a sign of scientific maturity, not weakness.
Your PLTW work today
Unit 1.1 to 1.2: Experimental design in evidence testing; transition to autopsy evidence and biomolecules. · Submit evidence data
Day 5 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open myPLTW and confirm all Lesson 1.1 Investigating the Scene evidence-testing unit tasks are marked complete.
All Lesson 1.1 evidence-testing tasks should show as complete in your myPLTW progress view.
Every item from Monday through Thursday should be submitted today before you leave.
Completed myPLTW Lesson 1.1 evidence-testing unit with all tasks marked, plus tracker submission including data table with controls, dose-response analysis, CER, and self-assessment.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
Unit 1.1 to 1.2: Experimental design in evidence testing; transition to autopsy evidence and biomolecules. · Submit evidence data
Open myPLTW and confirm all Lesson 1.1 Investigating the Scene evidence-testing unit tasks are marked complete.
Every item from Monday through Thursday should be submitted today before you leave.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Submit your biomolecule data, toxicology analysis, and CER to the unit tracker.
- Review the tracker checklist for evidence-testing deliverables.
- Upload your biomolecule data table with controls.
- Attach your dose-response analysis and CER.
- Confirm variables and limitations are documented.
- Self-assess against success criteria and flag gaps.
Tracker entry: Complete evidence packet: biomolecule data table with controls, toxicology dilution data with dose-response description, Thursday CER with controls-based reasoning, and self-assessment form.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Review the tracker checklist for evidence-testing deliverables. | _______ |
| Upload your biomolecule data table with controls. | _______ |
| Attach your dose-response analysis and CER. | _______ |
| Confirm variables and limitations are documented. | _______ |
| Self-assess against success criteria and flag gaps. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- I can submit a complete data and analysis packet.
- I can verify documented variables and limitations.
Resources & readings
Hand-picked materials for this lesson. Class file items open the document directly; the rest are vetted readings and interactives from other biomedical programs.
WebXam practice
Cumulative WebXam review
A quick mixed-review pulling questions from earlier units plus today, so the WebXam material stays fresh.
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Today is individual PLTW work, so do exactly what we did in class, from home: complete the same PLTW target above, then submit your Tracker entry.
Open Schoology (CMSD) and keep goingHow to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
Khan Academy: macromolecules- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Mon, Sep 14, 2026 · Submit evidence data here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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