Balancing Chemical Equations CER Task Cards | Chemistry | Grades 9–12

Balancing Chemical Equations CER Task Cards is Claim-Evidence-Reasoning phenomena task cards for high school Chemistry (grades 9–12) on Balancing Chemical Equations.

Pairs with: Balancing Chemical Equations Slide Show Presentation; Balancing Chemical Equations Guided Notes; Balancing Chemical Equations Lesson Quiz; Balancing Chemical Equations Vocabulary Words & Definitions.

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; Conservation Of Mass & Atom Accounting. Sample item: “Teacher: _________________________”

What's inside: Phenomena-Based CER Task Cards (editable .docx + PDF, about 10,521 words, 24 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-PS1-7 — Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.

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 high school Chemistry, 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.