Evidence Based Learning

Help your students strengthen their scientific writing and critical thinking skills with this engaging Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) activity comparing prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells! In this resource, students read a short informational passage titled “Two Types of Cells: Tiny But Mighty” and use details from the text to answer the question: Which type of cell—prokaryotic or eukaryotic—is more complex? Students then organize their response using the CER framework: Claim: Identify which typ

Description: Engage your students in a hands-on science reading and writing activity with this Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) graphic organizer! Students will read an age-appropriate passage about how sunlight affects plant growth and use the information to complete a structured CER response. This resource includes: Everything is ready to print.Informational passageStudent response sheets (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning template)2 Adapted versionsTeacher answer keyRubricDirections for useTeacher les