Natural Selection & Speciation CER Task Cards | Biology II | Grades 9–12

Natural Selection & Speciation CER Task Cards is Claim-Evidence-Reasoning phenomena task cards for Biology II (grades 9–12) on Natural Selection & Speciation.

Pairs with: Natural Selection & Speciation Slide Show Presentation; Natural Selection & Speciation Guided Notes; Natural Selection & Speciation Lesson Quiz; Natural Selection & Speciation Unit Test.

Sections: Claim • Evidence • Reasoning (cer) Task Cards; Curricular Overview & Design Intent; Next Generation Science Standards (ngss) Alignment; Teacher Implementation & Instructional Guide; Three-tiered Cognitive Scaffolding Architecture; Recommended Classroom Implementation Models; Tier 1: Identify; Modes Of Natural Selection. Sample item: “Teacher: _________________________”

What's inside: Phenomena-Based CER Task Cards (editable .docx + PDF, about 6,173 words, 23 pages).

Standards: NGSS High School Life Science (HS-LS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

Resource type: CER Task Cards. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Place cards at stations or project them; students write a claim, cite evidence, and explain their reasoning. Built for Biology II, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.