3rd Quarter

Quarter 3 - Priority Standards

Unit 5

8.LS3.1

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

8.LS4.2

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.

8.LS4.3

Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.

8.LS4.4

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals' probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

8.LS4.5

Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.

Unit 6

8.LS4.1

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

8.LS4.6

Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.