Build the evidence board
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · Week 7 · Principles of Biomedical Technology (Principles of Biomedical Science)
Today's goal: Construct a team evidence board linking all evidence streams to a tentative conclusion.
This is a model of the work you should turn in today. Use it to check your own: match the structure and the level of detail, do not copy it. Your data and wording should be your own.
Evidence board entry, practice case (not Case A or Case B; the practice case is a fall on a wet stairwell):
Tentative claim: The most likely cause of death is a head injury from a fall.
Most convincing corroborating link: The scene photos of the stairwell and the autopsy finding of a skull fracture at the back of the head point to the same event, and these are two independent streams agreeing.
Conflict noted: The suspect statement put the person on the stairs an hour before the timestamped photos suggest, which we flagged to reconcile.
Gap we could not fill: We have no lab result that rules out a medical event before the fall, so the claim stays tentative until that gap is addressed.
Your entry uses your own case's exhibits and your own claim; copy the shape, not the words.
This model shows the level of evidence and organization needed to complete: An individual notebook entry describing the team's evidence board, the tentative cause-of-death claim, the most convincing corroborating link, and one gap the team could not fill.
- Date and label the entry.
- Record the procedure, observation, or design decision clearly.
- End with what the evidence means and the next step.
Keep the structure. Replace the question, facts, measurements, and evidence. Then recheck units, vocabulary, and whether the conclusion goes beyond the evidence.
Turn in: Daily Evidence Sheet, Day 17, every Part complete. Submit one PDF of your Daily Evidence Sheet to Wk6 D17 · Build the Board (PLTW 1.2.6).
Go to Schoology to turn this in.
Submit one PDF. Schoology attaches your name to your upload; on the page itself, write your period and code. Name the file: FirstName LastName - Assignment Title - YYYY-MM-DD.pdf.
Open Schoology PDF upload helpIf you cannot get in, see Mr. Mendoza. Do not skip the work.
Claim ceiling: Today's evidence supports a classroom claim about build the evidence board. It cannot prove causation, diagnose a real patient, or justify action outside this room.
One exam-style question that uses exactly what you practiced today. Try it before you reveal the answer, then read why each choice is right or wrong.
Tap an answer to see the full explanation. Nothing is recorded or graded.
It builds this reusable test skill: Distinguishing corroborating from conflicting evidence and documenting gaps.
- Name the concept or data pattern being tested.
- Cross out choices that violate that rule or the evidence.
- Justify the best remaining choice before checking the answer.