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CER Sentence Starters

The document provides sentence starters for constructing claims, evidence, and reasoning in scientific writing. It includes examples of how to articulate observations, support claims with data, and explain the connection between evidence and claims. The structure is designed to help students effectively communicate their scientific findings.

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CER Sentence Starters

The document provides sentence starters for constructing claims, evidence, and reasoning in scientific writing. It includes examples of how to articulate observations, support claims with data, and explain the connection between evidence and claims. The structure is designed to help students effectively communicate their scientific findings.

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CER Sentence Starters…

1. My data shows that ..


2. My hypothesis was right because…
3. The evidence shows that …
4. My results proved that…
5. I believe that…
6. This activity (lab) has shown that…
7. When looking at the evidence I noticed that …
8. My hypothesis was wrong because…
9. I agree with_______ because….
10. Scientific research has shown that…
11. The data I collected during…
12. My graph shows…
13. I can conclude that …
14. From my observations, I can conclude…
15. It is clear that…
16. An example of ________ would be…
17. I disagree with _________ because…
18. My results show…

CLAIM Directly answer the question/ prompt.


 I observed _____________ when ___________.
 I compared _____________ and ___________.
 I noticed _______, when _______.
 The effect of _________ on ___________ is ___________

EVIDENCE The scientific data that supports the claim.


o Data are observations or measurements OR results from an experiment.
o Specific Examples
o Use numbers and data table information Sentence Starters
 In the data …
 The evidence I use to support ____________ is _____________.
 I believe ____________ (statement) because ____________ (justification).
 I know that ____________ is ____________ because ____________ .
 Based on ____________ , I think ____________ .
 Based upon ____________ , my hypothesis is ____________ .

REASONING Explains why the evidence supports the claim, providing a logical connection between
the evidence and claim.
o Why is claim valid?
o include general scientific principle
o background/ prior knowledge
 Sentence Starters
 Based on the evidence, we must conclude… because…..
 The most logical conclusion we can draw from this evidence is that…. because….
 These facts work together to build a case that… because…
 All of this proves that….. because…
 The reason I believe ____________ is ____________ .

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