Ecosystems CER Activities Claim Evidence Reasoning Science Worksheets

- Year levels
- Year 5
- Pages
- 9
- File type
- Answer key
- Included
- Subject
- Earth Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Science
- Topic
- Ecosystems Cer, Science Cer Activities
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables
- Answer key
- Included
- Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9S5U01 — examine how particular structural features AC9S4U01 — explain the roles
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About this resource
These interesting Ecosystems CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) Activities can help kids think like scientists!
This resource helps students develop their critical thinking, scientific reasoning, reading comprehension, and evidence-based writing skills while introducing them to key ecosystem principles.
After reading brief scientific passages regarding ecosystems, students will utilise the CER framework to formulate hypotheses, pinpoint supporting details, and provide a scientific justification for their conclusions.
Ideal for independent practice, review, homework, science centres, STEM activities, scientific classes, and exam preparation.
What's Included?
✅ 8 Ecosystem CER Activities
✅ Short Informational Science Passages
✅ Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Practice
✅ Critical Thinking Activities
✅ Scientific Reasoning Skills
✅ Student Recording Sheets
✅ Complete Answer Key
✅ Ready-to-Print PDF
Topics Covered
🌿 What Is an Ecosystem?
🌲 Forest Ecosystems
🐸 Pond Ecosystems
🌵 Desert Ecosystems
🌾 Grassland Ecosystems
🌊 Ocean Ecosystems
🔗 Food Chains
♻️ Human Impact on Ecosystems
Skills Practised
✔ Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER)
✔ Reading Informational Text
✔ Science Literacy
✔ Critical Thinking
✔ Scientific Argumentation
✔ Analysing Evidence
✔ Ecosystem Vocabulary
✔ STEM Learning
Perfect For
⭐ Years 4–6
⭐ Science Centres
⭐ STEM Lessons
⭐ Independent Work
⭐ Homework
⭐ Test Review
⭐ Homeschool Learning
⭐ Cover Lessons
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Support a scientific claim about an ecosystem with evidence and reasoning
Describe features of forest, pond, desert, grassland and ocean ecosystems
Explain how food chains and human activity affect ecosystems
Skills covered
Citing evidence — pulling two supporting details from each passage
Scientific reasoning — writing a statement that connects evidence to the claim
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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9S5U01 — examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats
- AC9S4U01 — explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships
Core concepts
Claim, evidence, reasoning
Ecosystems
Food chains
Producers
Human impact on ecosystems
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