Middle school presents unique challenges as students grapple with higher-level thinking skills. As classrooms adapt to meet evolving educational needs, it's clear that many students struggle with tasks requiring advanced cognitive abilities. Understanding why some students struggle with analyzing ... READ the POST
Engage Middle School Students with these Four Claim Evidence Reasoning Mystery Activities
Claim evidence reasoning scientific explanations are difficult for many students. One way you can introduce this form of writing and have fun in the process is through mysteries. Students love trying to solve things, so why not use that love to introduce them to writing their claim evidence ... READ the POST
Help Students Conquer Writing Claim Evidence Reasoning Paragraphs in Biology- CER example
Are your biology students struggling with writing scientific explanations using the claim evidence reasoning format? These seven simple steps will help break down the CER and guide students through answering questions using the claim evidence reasoning format. Follow along as I take you through the ... READ the POST
Claim Evidence Reasoning Helping Students Excel at Writing CER Paragraphs in Chemistry
Are your physics students struggling with writing scientific explanations using the claim evidence reasoning format? These seven simple steps will help break down the CER and guide students through answering questions using the claim evidence reasoning format. Follow along as I take you through the ... READ the POST
Breaking Down the CER: Helping Students Master Claim Evidence Reasoning in Science
Are your students struggling with writing scientific explanations using the claim evidence reasoning format? These seven simple steps will help break down a CER and guide students through answering questions using the claim evidence reasoning format. Claim evidence reasoning is a way for students ... READ the POST
Common Core in the Science Classroom
Tackle the Common Core Science Literacy Standards using CER (Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning) When people think of common core they think of English and Math. However, all subjects are part of the common core. In science, along with our science standards we have ... READ the POST