Description
Enhance your 7th-grade Life science curriculum with this comprehensive set of Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) activities, meticulously aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Students will use a CER Graphic organizer, CER prompt pages, and more to organize their thoughts. Includes a CER Rubric for Grading. Designed to foster critical thinking and scientific literacy, these lessons guide students through constructing well-supported scientific arguments. Students will use Graphs as Evidence!
What’s Included in the CER Graph Analysis Unit?:
- Twenty-one engaging CER worksheets covering various life science topics
- Step-by-step lesson plan to help students formulate claims, gather evidence, and articulate reasoning
- CER 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
- CER Graphic Organizer
- CER Prompts
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 6-8, 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 to support their CER.
Includes a Table of Contents for Each CER Graph Page corresponding to the standard it aligns with.
1. Enzyme Activity vs. Temperature – MS-LS1-7
2. Reaction Time with and without Distractions – MS-LS1-3
3. Photosynthesis Rate vs. CO₂ – MS-LS1-6
4. Trait Frequency in Populations – MS-LS3-1
5. Plant Growth in Different Soils – MS-LS1-5
6. Decomposition Rate vs. Temperature – MS-LS2-3
7. Predator-Prey Population Cycles – MS-LS2-1
8. Beak Size Before and After Drought – MS-LS4-4
9. Extinction Rate Over Time – MS-LS4-5
10. Bacterial Growth with Antibiotic – MS-LS4-4
11. Peppered Moth Color Frequency – MS-LS4-4
12. CO₂ in a Sealed Ecosystem – MS-LS2-3
13. Energy in Food Web (Bar Graph) – MS-LS1-7
14. Mutation Impact on Trait Distribution – MS-LS3-1
15. Reaction Time with Music – MS-LS1-3
16. Biodiversity in Disturbed vs. Pristine Forest – MS-LS2-5
17. Heart Rate Before and After Exercise – MS-LS1-3
18. Punnett Square Trait Probability – MS-LS3-2
19. Energy Pyramid Trophic Levels – MS-LS1-7
20. Rabbit & Fox Population Cycle – MS-LS2-1
21. Photosynthesis vs. Light Levels – MS-LS1-6
CER Graphic organizers, CER Rubric, CER student checklist, CER poster, and slide show of graphs are also included!
Check out my blog post on helping students master CER with graph based practice!
