Students will: Students will: Student’s inferences In addition Evaluate evidence to create a logical argument that changes in 1. Identify and describe specific situations a knowledge. environmental conditions may result in the change, development, or change in the environment causes the number of performance extinction of species over time. individuals in a species to change (increases vs and to extinction). score applications 2. Identify and describe specific situations where a 3.0 change in the environment may cause speciation. reflects performance, Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads Discuss how advantageous traits results in an that insufficient to adaptation of populations. adaptation in a population to a particular go environment. beyond the progress student Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior adaptations on Identify the pros and cons of cooperative behaviors what individual and species chances to survive and reproduce. (examples: flocking, schooling, herding, hunting, was migrating, and swarming). demonstrates towards taught. foundational in-depth specific vocabulary is underlined and bolded in learning skills targets: and Topic: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Driving Questions: How and why do populations change over time? What happens if a population uses up its resources Crosscutting Concept: Scale, proportion, and quantity Science and Engineering Practices: Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking , , Performance Expectation:
In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught. Students will: Evaluate evidence to create a logical argument that changes in environmental conditions may result in the change, development, or extinction of species over time. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations. Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior adaptations on individual and species chances to survive and reproduce. Students will: 1. Identify and describe specific situations a change in the environment causes the number of individuals in a species to change (increases vs extinction). 2. Identify and describe specific situations where a change in the environment may cause speciation. Discuss how advantageous traits results in an adaptation in a population to a particular environment. Identify the pros and cons of cooperative behaviors (examples: flocking, schooling, herding, hunting, migrating, and swarming). specific vocabulary is underlined and bolded in learning targets: Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge. Topic: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Driving Questions: How and why do populations change over time? What happens if a population uses up its resources Crosscutting Concept: Scale, proportion, and quantity Science and Engineering Practices: Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking Performance Expectation: , ,
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