Ecosystems CER Activities Claim Evidence Reasoning Science Worksheets

Claim-evidence-reasoning practice with eight short ecosystem passages: for each, students are given a claim, find two pieces of supporting evidence and write the reasoning that connects them.
Year levels
Year 5
Pages
9
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Jun 16, 2026

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

From the author

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

No reviews yet

Downloaded this resource? Tell other teachers how it went.

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

Explore more

Categories this resource belongs to

Explore related searches

More to explore

You may also like