CER Quiz

Matt, Carlos, Gen and Willa are participating in a school science quiz competition. They are asked a question: What does CER stand for? They should know this because CER is a very important concept in:

• History

• Science

• Math

• English

Camden, Abigail, Kineley and Kennedy are participating in the SRA Science Expo. They need to present their findings using the CER process. How many steps are there in the CER process that they need to complete?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 3

Dakota, Mason, Selah and Eli are discussing the process of CER in their science class. Selah says that the step where we identify a statemant or question is called 'Claim'. Mason thinks it's 'Hypothesis', Dakota believes it's 'Reasoning', and you think it's 'Evidence'. Who is correct?

• Selah

• You

• Dakota

• Mason

Anika, Aria, and Kai are part of a science club at school. They are discussing the purpose of evaluating evidence in their upcoming CER (Claims, Evidence, Reasoning) project on climate change. Can you help them understand the purpose?

• Anika thinks it's to ignore the evidence completely.

• Aria believes it's to make the evidence more confusing.

• Kai suggests it's a waste of time and effort.

• It's to determine the reliability and validity of the evidence they gather on climate change.

Imagine a scenario where Hannah, Joe, Elisa and Grayson are participating in a school debate on climate change. Hannah, their debate coach, is guiding them on the use of Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) in their arguments. If Hannah focuses on teaching them about connecting the claim to the evidence, who is right for the choosing the following step/part of the CER format?

• Joe says Claim

• Elisa says Reasoning

• Grayson says Evidence

• They are all right

Kat, Victoria, Juliet and Raul are working on a their SRA Science Expo Project. They are discussing how to structure their argument. Raul suggests they use the CER method, which he says stands for Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning. Is he correct?

• No, that's not right.

• It stands for Claim, Evidence, and Result.

• It stands for Claim, Evidence, and Research.

• Yes, Raul is correct.

Desiree, Aden, Hayden, and Tyler are part of a science club at school. They have come across an interesting scientific phenomenon that they want to understand better using the CER process. What should be their first step?

• Conduct research

• Develop a hypothesis

• Analyze data

• Ask a question or identify a problem in a statement

Imagine McKenna, Scarlett, Dillon and Sydney are environmental scientists studying the effects of pollution on a local river. What would be their second step in the CER process after making a claim about the pollution levels?

• Collect data/conduct research

• Formulate a hypothesis

• Draw conclusions

• Ask a question

Brody, Rylee, Asher, and Nat are working together on a science project about tree growth in Central Park. They are following the CER process. After collecting data and formulating a claim, what is the second step they should take in the CER process?

• Publish the data

• Formulate a hypothesis

• Evaluate the evidence

• Conclude the response

Following the CER process, Jerard, Jayson, Nevada and Skylar have collected data and observations, formulated a hypothesis, and designed an experiment about about global warming. What could be a last additional step they could take after using the CER process?

• Collect more data and observations

• Analyze the data and draw conclusions

• Formulate a new hypothesis

• Design a new experiment