Description
CER Graph Pages: Enhance your 5th Grade science curriculum with this comprehensive set of Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) activities, meticulously aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Designed to foster critical thinking and scientific literacy, this lesson guides students through constructing well-supported scientific arguments. Students will use Graphs as Evidence!
What’s Included in the CER Graph Analysis Unit?:
- Twenty engaging CER worksheets covering various science topics
- Step-by-step lesson plan to help students formulate claims, gather evidence, and articulate reasoning
- Assessment rubric to evaluate student understanding and a student checklist for self-evaluation (editable)
- Poster for Claim Evidence Reasoning (editable)
- Slide show with just the graphs for projecting and discussing with students
- Answer Keys
- Student pages are in a printable PDF and Google™ Slides
No-prep! Ready to use lesson, slides, and response pages. Download today and use tomorrow! Get your students writing amazing Claim Evidence Reasoning Responses!
Key Features:
- Tailored for grades 5th grade, ensuring age-appropriate content
- Supports NGSS three-dimensional learning by integrating Science and Engineering Practices
- Versatile for use in classrooms, remote learning, or homeschooling environments
- Students use graphs and data as evidence for their CER!
5th Grade Science Topics:
•Mixture or Solution
•Invasive Species
•Water Distribution on Earth
•What Plants Need
•Properties of Matter
•Length of Shadows Time of Day
•Conservation of Mass
•Bridge Design Criteria and Constraints
•Testing Prototypes
•Ecosystem Graphs
•More!
- Get your Claim Evidence Reasoning Graph Unit today!

Check out my blog post on helping students master CER with graph based practice!


