Thermal Energy & Calorimetry CER Task Cards | Physics II | Grades 9–12

Thermal Energy & Calorimetry CER Task Cards is Claim-Evidence-Reasoning phenomena task cards for Physics II (grades 9–12) on Thermal Energy & Calorimetry.

Pairs with: Thermal Energy & Calorimetry Slide Show Presentation; Thermal Energy & Calorimetry Guided Notes; Thermal Energy & Calorimetry Lesson Quiz; Thermal Energy & Calorimetry Unit Test.

Sample item: “Card 7: Melt step check: how much energy melts 0.200 kg of ice at 0 °C, and why does the temperature not rise while it melts?”

What's inside: Phenomena-Based CER Task Cards (editable .docx + PDF, about 646 words, 2 pages).

Standards: NGSS High School Physical Science (HS-PS) 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 Physics 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.