organisms in stable habitat availability. population changes conditions, but changing given scenarios of conditions may result in a changes to new ecosystem. [Clarification Moreover, anthropogenic ecosystems. Statement: Examples of changes (induced by changes in ecosystem human activity) in the Provide each student conditions could include environment—including with a major natural modest biological or physical habitat destruction, disaster and have changes, such as moderate pollution, introduction of students predict hunting or a seasonal flood; invasive species, effects and changes and extreme changes, such as overexploitation, and within that ecosystem volcanic eruption or sea level climate change—can rise.] disrupt an ecosystem and Posttest threaten the survival of Design, evaluate, some species. (HS-LS2-7) HS-LS2-7 and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of LS2.D: Social human activities on the Interactions and Group environment and Behavior biodiversity.* [Clarification Group behavior has Statement: Examples of evolved because human activities can include membership can increase urbanization, building dams, the chances of survival for and dissemination of invasive individuals and their species.] genetic relatives. HS-LS2-8 Evaluate the evidence for the role of group LS4.C: Adaptation behavior on individual and Changes in the physical to survive species’ chances environment, whether and reproduce. [Clarification naturally occurring or Statement: Emphasis is on: human induced, have thus (1) distinguishing between contributed to the group and individual expansion of some species, behavior, (2) identifying the emergence of new evidence supporting the distinct species as outcomes of group behavior, populations diverge under and (3) developing logical
organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem. [Clarification Statement: Examples of changes in ecosystem conditions could include modest biological or physical changes, such as moderate hunting or a seasonal flood; and extreme changes, such as volcanic eruption or sea level rise.] HS-LS2-7 Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.* [Clarification Statement: Examples of human activities can include urbanization, building dams, and dissemination of invasive species.] HS-LS2-8 Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on: (1) distinguishing between group and individual behavior, (2) identifying evidence supporting the outcomes of group behavior, and (3) developing logical habitat availability. Moreover, anthropogenic changes (induced by human activity) in the environment—including habitat destruction, pollution, introduction of invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change—can disrupt an ecosystem and threaten the survival of some species. (HS-LS2-7) LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior Group behavior has evolved because membership can increase the chances of survival for individuals and their genetic relatives. LS4.C: Adaptation Changes in the physical environment, whether naturally occurring or human induced, have thus contributed to the expansion of some species, the emergence of new distinct species as populations diverge under population changes given scenarios of changes to ecosystems. Provide each student with a major natural disaster and have students predict effects and changes within that ecosystem Posttest
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