Looking for a rigorous symbiosis CER activity? Spark some critical thinking with DATA ANALYSIS and CER symbiosis 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 symbiotic relationship. Each station card also includes a 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 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:
- Parasitism (3 stations)
- Mutualism (4 stations)
- Commensalism (3 stations)
Please note that even if students have prior knowledge of the specific relationship in the cards (for instance, if they already know that mistletoe is a parasite on oak trees), they still have to USE DATA FROM THE DATA TABLE to support their claim. So, even though they may already know that this is a parasitic relationship, they have to support this with data.
Teacher Notes:
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this symbiosis CER activity is not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
