LS4 - Standard
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Middle School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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datapatternsfossil recordexistencediversityextinctionchange of life formsnatural lawsscientific ideasexplanationanatomical similarities and differencesmodern organismsfossil organismsevolutionary relationshipspictorial dataembryological developmentspeciesrelationshipsgenetic variationstraitspopulationsurvivalreproductionenvironmenttechnologiesinheritancedesired traitsmathematical representationsnatural selectionspecific traitspopulationstime
Skills
- analyze (patterns in fossil record data) #dok3
- construct (scientific explanations for anatomical similarities and differences) #dok3
- compare (embryological development across multiple species using pictorial data) #dok2
- gather (information about technologies affecting inheritance of traits) #dok2
- use (mathematical representations to support natural selection explanations) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify patterns in the fossil record to illustrate changes in life forms through Earth's history. #dok1
- I can summarize how anatomical similarities and differences suggest evolutionary relationships. #dok2
- I can analyze pictorial data to compare embryological development among multiple species. #dok3
- I can construct a scientific explanation for how genetic variations increase survival and reproduction probability in a specific environment. #dok3
- I can gather and synthesize information about how technologies have changed the way humans influence inheritance. #dok2
- I can use mathematical representations to explain how natural selection affects specific traits in populations over time. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The fossil record, anatomical studies, embryology, genetics, and technology provide evidence and explanations for the unity and diversity of life on Earth.
- Genetic variations, natural selection, and human practices influence the evolution and traits of populations over time.
Essential Questions
- How does the fossil record help us understand the history of life on Earth?
- What evidence do anatomical and embryological similarities and differences provide about evolutionary relationships?
- How do genetic variations affect the survival and reproduction of organisms within a population?
- In what ways have technologies changed humans’ ability to influence inheritance and traits in other organisms?
- How does natural selection drive changes in specific traits of populations over time?