CER Practice for 7th Grade
This 1-page packet guides 7th graders through constructing a scientific argument using the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) framework. It includes a model response and prompts for students to practice their own CER construction.
“Can you create a question for students to answer in the CER format.”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this packet as a 30-minute introduction to CER or as a practice activity.
- Discussion question: What makes evidence strong or weak in supporting a claim?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Provide sentence frames for each part of the CER structure.
- Extension for advanced students: Have students find their own data or evidence to support a given claim.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this packet as a 30-minute introduction to CER or as a practice activity.
- Discussion question: What makes evidence strong or weak in supporting a claim?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Provide sentence frames for each part of the CER structure.
- Extension for advanced students: Have students find their own data or evidence to support a given claim.
CER Practice for 7th Grade
This 1-page packet guides 7th graders through constructing a scientific argument using the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) framework. It includes a model response and prompts for students to practice their own CER construction.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free