ESSENTIAL IDEA:
There is overwhelming evidence for the evolution of life on Earth.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What is evolution?
What evidence is there to support evolution?
How can evolution explain the appearance of organisms / populations?
UNDERSTANDINGS / APPLICATIONS / SKILLS / NATURE OF SCIENCE:
5.1.U1 Evolution occurs when heritable characteristics of species change.
5.1.U2 The fossil record provides evidence for evolution.
5.1.U3 Selective breeding of domesticated animals shows that artificial selection can cause evolution.
5.1.A2 Development of melanistic insects in polluted areas.
5.1.U4 Evolution of homologous structures by adaptive radiation explains similarities in structure when there are differences in function.
5.1.A1 Comparison of the pentadactyl limb of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles with different methods of locomotion.
5.1.NOS Looking for patterns, trends and discrepancies- there are common features in the bone structure of vertebrate limbs despite their varied use.
5.1.U5 Populations of a species can gradually diverge into separate species by evolution.
5.1.U6 Continuous variation across the geographical range of related populations matches the concept of gradual divergence.
There is overwhelming evidence for the evolution of life on Earth.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What is evolution?
What evidence is there to support evolution?
How can evolution explain the appearance of organisms / populations?
UNDERSTANDINGS / APPLICATIONS / SKILLS / NATURE OF SCIENCE:
5.1.U1 Evolution occurs when heritable characteristics of species change.
5.1.U2 The fossil record provides evidence for evolution.
5.1.U3 Selective breeding of domesticated animals shows that artificial selection can cause evolution.
5.1.A2 Development of melanistic insects in polluted areas.
5.1.U4 Evolution of homologous structures by adaptive radiation explains similarities in structure when there are differences in function.
5.1.A1 Comparison of the pentadactyl limb of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles with different methods of locomotion.
5.1.NOS Looking for patterns, trends and discrepancies- there are common features in the bone structure of vertebrate limbs despite their varied use.
5.1.U5 Populations of a species can gradually diverge into separate species by evolution.
5.1.U6 Continuous variation across the geographical range of related populations matches the concept of gradual divergence.
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