Reference Frames & Displacement CER Task Cards | Physics | Grades 9–12

Reference Frames & Displacement CER Task Cards is Claim-Evidence-Reasoning phenomena task cards for high school Physics (grades 9–12) on Reference Frames & Displacement.

Pairs with: Reference Frames & Displacement Slide Show Presentation; Reference Frames & Displacement Guided Notes; Reference Frames & Displacement Lesson Quiz; Reference Frames & Displacement Unit Test.

Sample item: “Write both displacement subtractions for the run (Observer A: +60 m - 0 m; Observer B: +90 m - +150 m). Claim: the answers differ in sign but agree in magnitude - what does each of those two facts tra”

What's inside: Phenomena-Based CER Task Cards (editable .docx + PDF, about 645 words, 2 pages).

Standards: HS-PS2-1 — Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.

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 Physics, 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.