Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Practice
A Grade 6 science worksheet focusing on Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning to analyze scientific phenomena.
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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Practice
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Read each scenario carefully. For each scenario, identify the Claim, provide supporting Evidence, and explain the Reasoning that connects the evidence to the claim.
Scenario 1: A scientist observed that a particular type of plant grows far away from its parent plant. She noticed that the seeds of this plant are very light and have feathery structures.
Claim: What is the scientist claiming about how the seeds are dispersed?
Evidence: What observations support this claim?
Reasoning: Explain how the evidence supports the claim.
Scenario 2: Two identical plants were placed in different locations. Plant A was placed in a sunny window, and Plant B was placed in a dark closet. After a week, Plant A was taller and greener than Plant B.
Claim: What is a claim you can make about what plants need to grow?
Evidence: What observations support this claim?
Reasoning: Explain how the evidence supports the claim.
Scenario 3: A student heated a block of ice in a beaker. The ice melted into water, and then the water boiled and turned into steam.
Claim: What is a claim you can make about the effect of heat on the state of matter?
Evidence: What observations support this claim?
Reasoning: Explain how the evidence supports the claim.
Explain in your own words why it is important to use evidence when making a scientific claim.