MS-LS1-5. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
[Clarification Statement: Examples
of local environmental conditions could include
availability of food, light, space, and water.
Examples of genetic factors could include large
breed cattle and species of grass affecting
growth of organisms. Examples of evidence [Clarification Statement: Examples of local environmental conditions could include availability of food, light, space, and water. Examples of genetic factors could include large breed cattle and species of grass affecting growth of organisms. Examples of evidence could include drought decreasing plant growth,
fertilizer increasing plant growth, different
varieties of plant seeds growing at different
rates in different conditions, and fish growing
larger in large ponds than they do in small
ponds.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment
does not include genetic mechanisms, gene
regulation, or biochemical processes.]
What Students Need to Know:
Environmental and genetic factors that
influence the growth of organisms
How identified environmental and
genetic factors can influence the growth
of organisms
How Students will Learn: Practice:
Constructing Explanations and Designing
Solutions
Construct a scientific explanation based on
valid and reliable evidence obtained from
sources (including the students’ own
experiments) and the assumption that
theories and laws that describe the natural
world operate today as they did in the past
and will continue to do so in the future.
Instructional Resources
Life with Limited Resources 07-LS1-5
For the Love of Infographics 07-LS1-5, 07-LS1-4
The Surprising Patterns of Health and Disease 07-LS1-5
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