CER Vocab

"Plants grow faster in sunlight," is an example of...

• Evidence

• Claim

• Reasoning

• Quantitative Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is true about the Claim in a CER?

• It explains why something is true.

• It gives examples that support the answer.

• It is a one-sentence answer to the question.

• It can be more than one sentence.

The claim in a CER must...

• restate the question

• contain evidence

• include an explanation

• include data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-3

The plant has spiky leaves and a bitter smell. What type of observations are these?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Which is an example of a qualitative observation?

• There are 13 trees

• There are red, blue, and yellow birds

Which of these is a quantitative observation?

• The apples are red.

• There are some apples.

• There are 20 apples.

• The apples are fresh.

Discovering that a tree grows 10.75 centimeters in a month is what type of observation?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?

• Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative observations use the senses.

• Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative observations use numbers.

• Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative observations use numbers.

• Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative observations use the senses.

Choose the reasoning that best explains the evidence:

Claim: People should eat apples

Evidence: Apples have a lot of vitamin C

• Vitamin C keeps the immune system strong. Apples contain vitamin C, so people should eat apples.

• Apples contain 8.4 milligrams of vitamin C, or 14% of the recommended daily amount

• Apples taste great with caramel

• It has also been shown that apples reduce the risk of heart disease

Answer explanation

This reasoning shows that vitamin C, which is found in apples, is important for people to get enough of.

Evidence is ___________________

• A statement that answers a question

• Data that supports the claim

• A logical explanation that connects the claim with the evidence

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-PS1-2