WHAT
WHY
HOW
Opener
Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
Deciding on the Appropriate Data
Reasoning
Closer
WHAT
WHY
HOW
Opener
Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
Deciding on the Appropriate Data
Reasoning
Closer
Claims, Evidence and Reasoning (CER)
Connections
Helping students understand the pieces for argumentation by examining CER will help them develop the skills needed to build strong arguments.
Directions
Access the article
Claim-Evidence-Reasoning and read the first section: “An Introduction to Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER)."
Share what you notice regarding the ways claims, evidence and reasoning are explained.
Look at the
CER Resources
for your content area.
Access and read the article:
How Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Fits Into Next Generation Science.
Compare how CER in your content area aligns with this article.
Use the
Venn diagram template
for the comparison.
Share how subjects align and what traits are consistent in all subjects.
Reflection
Develop and share a common team definition of CER that encompasses the scientific aspects.