Knowledge/Skill Building

🧠 CER Claims With Evidence Cards

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Content Expertise Effective Communication Submission Required

Using their visuals, participants draft zone-based CER statements about where organisms live and how they survive changing conditions. Teams sort evidence cards from sketches, specimen observations, tide data, and Birch Aquarium sources to test whether each claim is warranted or overstated. A short mini-lesson on limitation language and bounded conclusions happens just before drafting.

Plan day
Day 15
Duration
45 min
Grouping
Small Group
Steps