Unpacked Content
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Knowledge
Students know:
- Traits of plant and animal parents (excluding humans).
- Traits of plant and animal offspring (excluding humans).
- Variations in similar traits in a grouping of similar organisms.
- Describe that the pattern of differences in traits between parents and offspring, and between siblings, provides evidence that traits are inherited (excluding humans).
- Describe that the pattern of differences in traits between parents and offspring, and between siblings, provides evidence that inherited traits can vary (excluding humans).
- Describe that the variation in inherited traits results in a pattern of variation in traits in groups of organisms that are of a similar type (excluding humans).
Skills
Students are able to:
- Examine data and use it to provide evidence of inherited traits.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Similarities and differences in patterns can be used as evidence about inherited traits.
Vocabulary
- Examine
- Data
- Evidence
- Traits
- Inherited
- Variations
- Organisms
- Offspring
- Siblings
- Phenomena
- Measurable
- Humans
