Looking for a RIGOROUS ecosystems CER activity? Spark some critical thinking with DATA ANALYSIS and CER task cards!
Includes both paper-based and digital Google Slides options to assign.
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HOW IT WORKS: Students visit 10 stations. At each, students will:
- READ a brief passage on each station card. The station card describes a real world, interesting example of a scenario within an ecosystem. Each station card also includes either a simple graph or a simple data table related to the information.
- Answer a given question to make a CLAIM based on EVIDENCE. Students use the information in the brief text and the graph or data table to make their claim. Students do not have to make a claim “out of nowhere.” They are asked a pointed question that they answer in the CER format.
10 Stations Cover the Following Topics:
- The effect of resource availability on populations (NGSS MS-LS2-1)
- Patterns across multiple ecosystems (NGSS MS-LS2-2)
- Changes to physical or biological components of ecosystems affect populations (NGSS-MS-LS2-4)
Teacher Notes:
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this ecosystems CER activity is not editable.
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