CER Method

CER stands for:

• Claim, Explanation, Reasoning

• Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

• Question, Evidence, Reasoning

• Claim, Evidence, Response

Claim, evidence, and reasoning is a way of writing scientific_______.

• method

• phenomenon

• claims

• explanations

CER must start with a ______

• problem

• question

• problem or question

• claim

A claim____

• answers the question/problem.

• is your proof.

• is what you base your CER on.

• is an analysis of the evidence.

______ is the data that supports your claim. 

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

• questions

You should use multiple pieces of evidence.

• True

• False

You should write the claim before starting an experiment. 

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a claim?

• Cookie dough ice cream is the best ice cream.

• What is the best ice cream?

• Cookie dough ice cream is the best because it has chunks of cookie dough and crunchy chocolate chips.

• Based on evidence cookie dough ice cream is the best ice cream because of its delicous ingredients that satisfy all customers.