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Do your students struggle with Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) writing? Sometimes they need some solid examples of what is claim, evidence, and reasoning. These worksheets were designed to give students examples and non-examples of each of these three parts of CER. Included in this resource are: - Scientific Claims- 1 worksheet- non-scientific claims vs. scientific claims - Scientific Evidence- 3 worksheets- matching scientific evidence to a claim - Scientific Reasoning- 3 workshe

Climate change is a highly integrated process that is regulated by both positive and negative feedback loops. This worksheet provides detailed explanations of seven phenomena and will allow students to determine how feedback loops impact climate change. At the beginning of the worksheet, students are introduced to the topic of feedback loops through illustrations and explanations of both positive and negative feedback loops. This resource helps students work towards achieving the NGSS-HS-ESS2

Hypothesis writing is an essential skill that students need to practice. This resources offers differentiated worksheets as, an excellent addition to your scientific method unit. Six realistic sets of observations and a focused question provide the prompt for students to write a clear, testable hypothesis. An introduction section helps students review the definition and requirements of a good hypothesis. A differentiated version is included that provides structured sentence formats. An ans

Assess if your students can differentiate between observations and inferences. Two worksheets are available in PDF, PowerPoint, or Google Doc forms for digital and print use. Related Products⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in Science Google Form Quizzes - Exit Tickets⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in Science Lesson- PowerPoint⭐ Conclusions Writing-Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in Science (CER)⭐ Hypothesis Writing Worksheet⭐ Hypothesis Worksheets- Digital and Print Versions⭐ Scientific

Using CER (Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning) format, this set of four worksheets provides scaffolding for your science students to begin writing their own conclusion to their own investigations and experiments. Four worksheets: 1) Sample CER conclusion in which the student identify the claim, reasoning, and evidence 2) Modeling CER- which you can do together as a class 3 and 4) Individual student practice worksheet Also available from Make Them Think are: ⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in S

This energy pyramid study allows your students to calculate the flow of energy through the energy pyramid. This fun example provides a cross-curricular mathematical application and meets NGSS-HS-LS2-4. While we are often concerned about the Calorie intake of our food, the activity asks students to also think about the Calorie intake that went into growing our food. Background Information: In order to complete this activity, students should understand: Law of Conservation of Energy Law of Ent

Claim, evidence, and reasoning writing an essential skill for a science student to gain. Reinforce this topic through this notes sheet. Make differentiation easy with these options: - Print versions with and without word banks - PowerPoint version - option to have or delete the word bank - Google Slide version- option to have or delete the word bank Try out these others CER activities from Make Them Think:⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Science -CER Science- Google Form

Hot air balloons offer an amazing ride, but how do they work? Pique your students' interest by having your them apply their physical science knowledge of gas laws and density to explain how hot air balloons work. To be successful, students will need to know about the following topics: - density - floating and sinking - gas laws Teaching density? Make more real life connections through a unique STEM activity. ⭐ Density- Recycling Plastics- STEM ChallengeRelated Products⭐ Accelerat

Encourage students to create connections between concepts while study primary productivity through the energy pyramid. This concept map allows student to trace energy to explore how it passes from gross primary productivity to net primary productivity onto secondary productivity. There are three version of this concept map included: for print in PDF format. for digital use in PowerPoint, and for digital use with Google Slides. Looking for a hands on way to teach energy flow through an ecosyste

Hypothesis writing can be challenging for students. Many times students are unable to identify what can be tested through observation and measurement. This resource provides 2 worksheets for students to differentiate between testable hypothesis and those that cannot be tested through scientific experimentation. This resources is available in three versions: PDF (for print or digital PDF editing), in PowerPoint, and in Google Slides. Related Products⭐ Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Science -CE

This graphic organizer, that can be used to review concepts related to NGSS-HS-LS2-5 and NGSS-HS-ESS2-6, allows students to demonstrate their understanding of how matter transfers through the ecosystem or biogeochemical cycles. Answer key included. It is available in print (PDF) form and also in Google Slides and PowerPoint forms for digital use. As well, a PowerPoint and Google Slides slideshow is included with the vocabulary terms used in the graphic organizer. Need more concept maps and

Students can read through a situation and underline when lab safety rules have been broken. Related Products⭐ Lab Safety Google Form Quizzes⭐ Lab Equipment Word Wall⭐ Hypothesis Writing Worksheet⭐ Hypothesis Worksheets- Digital and Print Versions⭐ Scientific Method- Google Form Quizzes- Exit Tickets⭐ Scientific Method Word Wall⭐ Scientific Method Digital Escape Room⭐ Scientific Method Assessment⭐ Conclusion Writing Worksheets- Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER)⭐ Claim, Evidence, and

Meselson and Stahl's discovery of the mechanism for DNA replication offers students the ability to analyze data, using scientific method investigation skills. This resource leads students through the Meselson and Stahl's experiment that discovered that DNA replication is semi-conservative. The activity models the proper use of the scientific method and has the student analyze real data, building a student's critical thinking skills. To be successful in this activity, students should have an un

Three realistic experiments offer your students the ability to apply their knowledge about the scientific method, identifying hypotheses, independent and dependent variables and controls, and as well as, data analysis and drawing conclusions. Two versions- free and forced response- are offered to allow for differentiation within your classroom. An answer key is included as well. Teaching the Scientific Method? Check out these.⭐ Scientific Method Word Wall⭐ Scientific Method Digital Escape

This concept map allows students to create connections between types of tectonic plate movements and the geographical features that result. It can be used to reinforceme the NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea ESS2.B, which is taught at Grade 4, Middle School, and High School levels. Grade 4- "Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions- The locations of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, ocean floor structures, earthquakes, and volcanoes occur in patterns. Most earthquakes and volcanoes

Add some holiday cheer to your force unit. Apply Newton's Laws to reindeer games. 10 Task Cards cover: - Newton's Laws - Balanced and Unbalanced Forces - Friction Differentiated questions have both free response and multiple choice options. An Easel assessment of the mutliple choice questions is also included. This activity can be used as: - Task cards - Warm ups - Exit tickets - Assessment PowerPoint slides come in full sized slides in color and black-and-white, as well as, task card slides

Sketch notes are designed to provide visual clues to engage students and help them retain learning about the engineering design process. There will be 5 different topics covered: - Engineering Design Process (an overview) - Before the Design- Problem Definition - Design Testing - Design Optimization - After the Design Each topic includes a 2-page note sheet. There are three different forms- blank, fill-in-the-blank, and complete- to allow for differentiati

Encourage students to explore relationships among the factors that explain exponential growth, logistic growth, overshoot and dieback, and carrying capacity. Concept maps allow students to create connections between the topics that will be used to teach the NGSS HS-LS2. Teaching ecology? Consider these other resources by Make Them Think: Related Products ⭐ Ecological Community Relationships- Territory Game- NGSS-HS-LS2-1, NGSS-HS-LS2-2 ⭐ Ecosystem (Biogeochemical) Cycles Graphic Organi

Provide the opportunity for your students to review connection between convention current cycles and the locations of biomes on the globe! For success in this activity, students should have explored the impact convention currents have on the formation of biomes and their locations throughout the globe. I like to use this activity as a formative assessment for this content, helping both the students and me identify what ideas are understood clearly and where there are misconceptions. Concept maps