Bacteria are becoming resistant to our antibiotic drugs.
[CER] Your friend says its, "O.K." to not finish the antibiotics you got from the doctor when you were sick because your feeling better. AGREE or DISAGREE?
Make a claim. Provide your evidence and justify your reasoning. |
/ Ii / Investigate
1. Hiding in the Background - Investigate how do factors such as the environment and the presence of predators affect the process of natural selection.
2. Investigate the story of the peppered moth 3. Investigate the rock pocket mouse 4. Investigate natural selection at the farm 5. Investigate butterfly virtual lab |
/ iII / Level Up!
During this lesson you will learn more about how genetic variation among organisms affects survival and reproduction.
✎Notes:
- Genetic variations among individuals in a population give some individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing in their environment.
- This is known as natural selection. It leads to the predominance of certain traits in a population and the suppression of others.
- In artificial selection, humans have the capacity to influence certain characteristics of organisms by selective breeding.
- One can choose desired parental traits determined by genes, which are then passed onto offspring.
/ IV / Choose your Path
EXPERT [+5 points]
Choose your favorite endangered plant or animal species. Research known genetic variations and describe how genetic variations of traits in this population are not enough to increase their probability of survival and reproduction in response to human impacts on to their specific environment. |
MASTER [+6 points]
Choose your favorite endangered plant or animal species. Research known genetic variations of that species and describe how genetic variations of traits in this population are not enough to increase their probability of survival and reproduction in response to human impacts on to their specific environment. Create a digital advertisement or social media post to help save this species from extinction. |
/ V / Knowledge Check
Dutch elm disease is a fungal infection of elm trees that usually results in death. The disease has killed millions of North American elm trees that were not resistant to the fungus. Scientists have bred resistant elms by crossing North American species with Asian species that show resistance.
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/ VI / enrichment bonusEnrichment Bonus
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/ VII / Next Level (✓) Checklist:
- Can you use evidence and reasoning to construct an explanation about the cause-and-effect relationship between the inheritance of traits increasing the chances of successful reproduction and natural selection.
- Can you identify and describe evidence necessary for constructing the explanation about traits and the cause-and-effect relationships between those traits and the probability of survival and reproduction. in a specific environment.
- Can you use reasoning to connect evidence and support an explanation that describes the relationship between genetic variation and the success of organisms in a specific environment.
National Research Council 2012. A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13165
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LS4.B, MS-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. (Cause and Effect) ]MS-LS4-4]
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The official NGSS website. https://www.nextgenscience.org
LS4.B, MS-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. (Cause and Effect) ]MS-LS4-4]