Particle Motion CER and Data Analysis Worksheet Activity

Use this particle motion CER activity to review and reinforce particle motion as students practice data analysis and making claims from evidence!

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In this activity, students will:

• READ a brief passage about a science scenario.
• ANALYZE a simple data table, graph, or picture.
• Make a CLAIM based on EVIDENCE for a question related to particle motion.

Three Ways to Assign!

1. As Stations: Great for getting kids moving around the room! Each of the 7 station cards has a brief description of a scenario and a data table, graph, or picture. Students complete a Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning grid for a question at each of the 7 stations.
2. As a Worksheet: Great for individual student practice! Students read a short description of a science scenario and analyze the data to complete a Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning grid for each data set.
3. Digitally: A Google Slides version of this activity is included.

This activity covers the middle school-level concepts of:

• Particles spread apart farther when thermal energy is added.
• Particles move faster when thermal energy is added.
• Increasing temperature corresponds to particles spreading apart (increasing volume).
• Increasing temperature corresponds to particles moving faster.

Teacher Notes:

• INCLUDES AN ANSWER KEY.
• Related NGSS standard: MS-PS1-4
• Please note that this particle motion CER worksheet is not editable.
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-PS1-4: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
• NGSS MS-PS3-2: Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.