Looking for a more RIGOROUS adaptations activity? This adaptations CER activity sparks critical thinking with claims, evidence, and reasoning practice! Review and reinforce structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations of plants and animals with these CER task cards!
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In this activity, students will:
- READ a brief passage about an adaptation.
- ANALYZE information in the text, a simple data table, or a simple graph.
- Make a CLAIM based on EVIDENCE for a question related to adaptations.
Two Ways to Assign!
- As Stations: Great for getting kids moving around the room! Each of the 12 station cards has a brief description of an adaptation, and often a simple data table or simple graph, too. Students complete a Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning grid for a question at each of the 12 stations.
- Digitally: A Google Slides version of this activity is included. Go paperless!
Teacher Notes:
- Includes a suggested answer key.
- Please note that this adaptations CER activity is not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS1-4: Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
