Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) Lesson Plan: The Case of the Classroom Crime

Assessment · Grade 5 · Science

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Grade

Name: Warm-up
Minutes: 7
Purpose: Activate students' prior knowledge of evidence and reasoning by connecting everyday detective thinking to the scientific CER framework they will practice throughout the lesson.
Materials

Q1. Using your case file evidence, write a complete CER response to the question: 'Who (or what) is responsible for the classroom crime, and how do you know?'

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