Science CER

Question 1

What is CER?

Answer 1

CER is claim, evidence, and reasoning

Question 2

What is a CER response?

Answer 2

A CER response is a paragraph (or more) writing that has a claim, evidence, and reasoning

Question 3

What is a Claim?

Answer 3

Claim is a statement that answers a question (a claim can be right or wrong based on what you think)

Question 4

What is a Evidence?

Answer 4

Evidence is a scientific data that supports the claim

Question 5

What is a Reasoning?

Answer 5

Reasoning explains “how” and “why” the evidence supports or doesn’t support the claim

Question 6

What are three things to include when writing a CER response?

Answer 6

1. If the claim was correct or incorrect
2. Evidence directly from a scientific resource
3. Reason “how” and “why” the evidence supports or doesn’t support the claim

Question 7

What are things to keep in mind when writing a Claim?

Answer 7

Restate the question to start
Continue with what you think the answer is

Question 8

What are things to keep in mind when writing a Evidence?

Answer 8

Give direct, scientific information
“According to the text / Based on my data”

Question 9

What are things to keep in mind when writing a Reasoning?

Answer 9

Give reasoning that explains why the evidence supports (or don’t) the claim