https://learn.concord.org/resources/151/mystery-plants-mystery
This transfer activity tests student understanding of variation and inheritance. It starts with five flower boxes, as in "The Virtual Greenhouse," and three types of seeds with variations in their roots. The flower boxes differ in the amount of water they receive, and students discover which seeds thrive in which environment. Students are then challenged to produce a crop of plants that can grow everywhere in a field by taking advantage of the small variation in root type from one generation to the next. (Evolution Readiness Activity 5 of 10.)
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Performance Expectations
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Students who demonstrate understanding can: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.