Claim
A statement that answers a question
What is a claim?
What is the purpose of evidence?
To support a claim.
What is reasoning?
Why the evidence supports the claim. The explanation.
First aid kit, eyewash station, fire extinguisher, fire blanket, goggles... etc
What is Ms. White's favorite color?
Green
What does CER stand for?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
When you have enough evidence it is...
Sufficient
Reasoning should connect evidence to what?
The claim.
What should you do if you don't know what the procedure is in lab?
Ask your teacher!
What type of science are you learning this year?
Biology / Life Science
Where does your claim go in your CER?
At the beginning
Give two examples of scientific evidence.
Measurements, observations, data tables, graphs, experimental results, etc.
A student claims that increasing the amount of sunlight helps plants grow taller. Their data shows that plants receiving 8 hours of sunlight grew 10 cm, while plants receiving 2 hours grew 4 cm. What reasoning best connects the evidence to the claim?
A. Plants need water to survive.
B. The plants were different sizes at the beginning.
C. More sunlight provides plants with the energy they need for photosynthesis, which can support greater growth.
D. The plants were measured at the end of the experiment.
C
What method should you use to smell something in lab?
Wafting method
What is Ms. White's favorite school sport.
Track and Field
Which is a stronger claim?
A. “I think plants need sunlight.”
B. “Plants exposed to sunlight grow better than plants kept in darkness.”
B “Plants exposed to sunlight grow better than plants kept in darkness.”
Give an example of words that SHOULD NOT be used in the evidence section of CER.
Because, this proves, thus... etc
What is missing in this reasoning?
“The temperature increased from 20°C to 35°C.”
Explaining why the temperature increased.
A glass breaks! What do you do?
Get the teacher.
Write down one word that was on our word wall!
Sufficient, Appropriate, Phenomenon, Frequency, Duration (CER doesn't count because it is an abbreviation, not a word)
Create a claim for this question:
Does increasing the amount of sunlight affect plant growth?
Answers my vary
When your evidence is on topic it is...
Appropriate
What is a scientific principle?
A rule or law that helps to explain your evidence.
Name three ways you can be prepared for a lab.
Wear closed-toed shoes, tie long hair back, wear goggles, roll up baggy sleeves, have all class materials, don't play with lab materials.
What is Ms. Ferrick's dog named?
Zuko