BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION: AND DIVERSITY scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among Performance Expectation modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships. Emphasis is on explanations of the evolutionary relationships among organisms in terms of similarity or Clarification Statement differences of the gross appearance of anatomical structures. Science & Engineering Practices Disciplinary Core Ideas Crosscutting Concepts Asking questions and defining problems EVIDENCE OF COMMON ANCESTRY AND PATTERNS DIVERSITY Patterns can be used to identify cause Developing and using models Anatomical similarities and differences between and effect relationships. Planning and carrying out investigations various organisms living today and between them and Analyzing and interpreting data organisms in the fossil record, enable the Using mathematics and computational thinking reconstruction of evolutionary history and the 6. Constructing explanations and designing inference of lines of evolutionary descent. (MS.LS4A.b) solutions: Constructing explanations (science) and Comparison of the embryological development of designing solutions (engineering) in 6–8 builds on different species also reveals similarities that show K– 5 experiences and progresses to include relationships not evident in the fully-formed constructing explanations and designing solutions anatomy. (MS.LS4A.c) supported by multiple sources of evidence consistent with scientific ideas, principles, and theories. Apply scientific ideas, principles, and/or evidence to construct, revise and/or use an explanation for real- world phenomena, examples, or events. Engaging in argument from evidence Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information July, 2017 Page 17 Diocese of Baton Rouge Science Standards: Grade 8
BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION: AND DIVERSITY Performance Expectation scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships. Clarification Statement Emphasis is on explanations of the evolutionary relationships among organisms in terms of similarity or differences of the gross appearance of anatomical structures. Science & Engineering Practices Disciplinary Core Ideas Crosscutting Concepts Asking questions and defining problems Developing and using models Planning and carrying out investigations Analyzing and interpreting data Using mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations and designing solutions: Constructing explanations (science) and designing solutions (engineering) in 6–8 builds on K– 5 experiences and progresses to include constructing explanations and designing solutions supported by multiple sources of evidence consistent with scientific ideas, principles, and theories. Apply scientific ideas, principles, and/or evidence to construct, revise and/or use an explanation for real- world phenomena, examples, or events. Engaging in argument from evidence Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information EVIDENCE OF COMMON ANCESTRY AND DIVERSITY Anatomical similarities and differences between various organisms living today and between them and organisms in the fossil record, enable the reconstruction of evolutionary history and the inference of lines of evolutionary descent. (MS.LS4A.b) Comparison of the embryological development of different species also reveals similarities that show relationships not evident in the fully-formed anatomy. (MS.LS4A.c) PATTERNS Patterns can be used to identify cause and effect relationships. Diocese of Baton Rouge Science Standards: Grade 8 July, 2017 Page 17
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