Review scientific articles and develop background research.

Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth's formation and early history.

Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one-change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.

Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth's systems result in changes in climate.

Construct an argument based on evidence about the simultaneous coevolution of Earth's systems and life on Earth.

Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence.

Construct and explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors:

• The potential for a species to increase in number.

• The heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction.

• Competition for limited resources.

• The proliferation of the organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment.

Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.

Review scientific articles and develop background research.

Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth's formation and early history. 

Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one-change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.

Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth's systems result in changes in climate.

Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.

Review scientific articles and develop background research.

Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait.

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.

Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in:

• Increases in the number of individuals of some species.

• The emergence of new species over time.

• The extinction of other species.

Review scientific articles and develop background research.

Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth's formation and early history.

Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one-change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.

Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth's systems result in changes in climate.

Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.

Review scientific articles and develop background research.

Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait.

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.

Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in:

• Increases in the number of individuals of some species.

• The emergence of new species over time.

• The extinction of other species.