CER Writing Skills
True or False? In a CER response your claim can be an opinion.
False, a claim must be based on facts.
What are the large sections of Earth’s crust that move called?
Tectonic Plates
Which boundary pulls plates apart?
Divergent plate boundaries
True or False: Love can only be romantic.
False, love can also be between family, friends, and pets.
What is the scientific term for a "crush"?
An uncontrollable emotional experiment that usually ends in embarrassment.
Which words should you not use when writing your CER to avoid 1st person language?
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago?
Pangaea.
Which boundary causes plates to collide?
Convergent plate boundaries
What is a cross-section map used for in science?
Shows Earth's inside layers
True or False: Transform boundaries can cause volcanic eruptions.
False, transform boundaries mainly cause earthquakes.
Give an example of a claim someone could make about the effects of plate movement.
"Plate movement causes earthquakes and volcanic activity"
Name one piece of evidence that supports the theory of plate tectonics.
Fossil evidence, matching coastlines of continents, sea-floor spreading, matching rock types.
Which direction do transform boundaries move?
They slide past each other
What is the scientific chemical associated with feelings of love?
oxytocin
What does a key or legend on a map tell us?
What the symbols on the map mean.
What is a simple way to write your claim?
To rewrite part of the prompt/question as your sentence frame after analyzing your evidence.
What is the theory called that explains how Earth's plates move?
Plate Tectonics
Where are plate boundaries located?
on land (continental plate boundaries) and in the ocean (oceanic plate boundaries).
What is a famous romance story from literature about true love?
Romeo and Juliet
What does a seismograph measure?
the size of earthquakes.
What is the correct formatting for a CER?
Paragraph 1: Claim, evidence #1, Reasoning #1
Paragraph 2: Evidence #2, Reasoning #2, Therefore statement.
What type of boundary do rift valley's form at?
Divergent
Which type of plate boundary creates new ocean floor?
Divergent Boundary
If someone says they have "butterflies in their stomach," what does it mean?
Either they're in love or they ate something suspicious.
What is the main force that causes plates to move?
Convection currents in the mantle.