Claim, Evidence, Reasoning is an analysis tool used to connect science and engineering practices through NGSS. We will share examples of how we are using CER in our classes as a lab report tool to complete the analysis and conclusion portions of our labs. We will also share examples of how we are using CER as a tool for working on topics related to scientific literacy, applications to phenomenon and showing how we guide students to finding the CER in presented data from a variety of sources.