Evolution Unit Learning Objectives:
LO 1.1 Students will be able to convert a data set from a table of numbers that reflect a change in the genetic makeup of a population over time and apply mathematical methods and conceptual understandings to investigate the cause(s) and effect(s) of this change. [SP 1.5, SP 2.2]
LO 1.2 Students will be able to evaluate evidence provided by data to qualitatively and quantitatively investigate the role of natural selection in evolution. [SP 2.2, SP 5.3]
LO 1.3 Students will be able to apply mathematical methods to data from a real or simulated population to predict what will happen to the population in the future. [SP 2.2]
LO 1.4 Students will be able to evaluate data-based evidence that describes evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population over time. [SP 5.3]
LO 1.5 Students will be able to connect evolutionary changes in a population over time to a change in the environment. [SP 7.1]
LO 1.7 Students will be able to justify data from mathematical models based on the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium to analyze genetic drift and the effects of selection in the evolution of specific populations.
[SP 2.1]
LO 1.8 Students will be able to make predictions about the effects of genetic drift, migration, and artificial selection on the genetic makeup of a population. [SP 6.4]
LO 1.9 Students will be able to evaluate evidence provided by data from many scientific disciplines that support biological evolution. [SP 5.3]
LO 1.11 Students will be able to Design a plan to answer scientific questions regarding how organisms have changed over time, using information from morphology, biochemistry, and geology. [SP 4.2]
LO 1.12 Students will be able to connect scientific evidence from many scientific disciplines to support the modern concept of evolution. [SP 7.1]
LO 1.13 Students will be able to Construct and/or justify mathematical models, diagrams, or simulations that represent processes of biological evolution. [SP 1.1, SP 2.1]
LO 1.17 Students will be able to pose scientific questions about a group of organisms whose relatedness is described by a phylogenetic tree or cladogram in order to (1) identify shared characteristics, (2) make inferences about the evolutionary history of the group, and (3) identify character data that could extend or improve the phylogenetic tree. [SP 3.1]
LO 1.18 Students will be able to evaluate evidence provided by a data set in conjunction with a phylogenetic tree or a simple cladogram to determine evolutionary history and speciation. [SP 5.3]
LO 1.19 Students will be able to create a phylogenetic tree or simple cladogram that correctly represents evolutionary history and speciation from a provided data set. [SP 1.1]
LO 1.20 Students will be able to analyze data related to questions of speciation and extinction throughout the Earth’s history. [SP 5.1]
LO 1.21 Students will be able to Design a plan for collecting data to investigate the scientific claim that speciation and extinction have occurred throughout the Earth’s history. [SP 4.2]
LO 1.22 Students will be able to Use data from a real or simulated population(s), based on graphs or models of types of selection, to predict what will happen to the population in the future. [SP 6.4]
LO 1.23 Students will be able to justify the selection of data that address questions related to reproductive isolation and speciation. [SP 4.1]
LO 1.25 Students will be able to describe a model that represents evolution within a population. [SP 1.2]
LO 1.26 Students will be able to evaluate given data sets that illustrate evolution as an ongoing process. [SP 5.3]
LO 1.27 Students will be able to describe a scientific hypothesis about the origin of life on Earth. [SP 1.2]
LO 1.28 Students will be able to evaluate scientific questions based on hypotheses about the origin of life on Earth. [SP 3.3]
LO 1.29 Students will be able to describe the reasons for revisions of scientific hypotheses of the origin of life on Earth. [SP 6.3]
LO 1.30 Students will be able to evaluate scientific hypotheses about the origin of life on Earth. [SP 6.5]
LO 1.31 Students will be able to evaluate the accuracy and legitimacy of data to answer scientific questions about the origin of life on Earth. [SP 4.4]
LO 1.32 Students will be able to justify the selection of geological, physical, and chemical data that reveal early Earth conditions. [SP 4.1]
LO 4.25 Students will be able to Use evidence to justify a claim that a variety of phenotypic responses to a single environmental factor can result from different genotypes within the population. [SP 6.1]
LO 4.26 Students will be able to Use theories and models to make scientific claims and/or predictions about the effects of variation within populations on survival and fitness. [SP 6.4]
LO 1.2 Students will be able to evaluate evidence provided by data to qualitatively and quantitatively investigate the role of natural selection in evolution. [SP 2.2, SP 5.3]
LO 1.3 Students will be able to apply mathematical methods to data from a real or simulated population to predict what will happen to the population in the future. [SP 2.2]
LO 1.4 Students will be able to evaluate data-based evidence that describes evolutionary changes in the genetic makeup of a population over time. [SP 5.3]
LO 1.5 Students will be able to connect evolutionary changes in a population over time to a change in the environment. [SP 7.1]
LO 1.7 Students will be able to justify data from mathematical models based on the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium to analyze genetic drift and the effects of selection in the evolution of specific populations.
[SP 2.1]
LO 1.8 Students will be able to make predictions about the effects of genetic drift, migration, and artificial selection on the genetic makeup of a population. [SP 6.4]
LO 1.9 Students will be able to evaluate evidence provided by data from many scientific disciplines that support biological evolution. [SP 5.3]
LO 1.11 Students will be able to Design a plan to answer scientific questions regarding how organisms have changed over time, using information from morphology, biochemistry, and geology. [SP 4.2]
LO 1.12 Students will be able to connect scientific evidence from many scientific disciplines to support the modern concept of evolution. [SP 7.1]
LO 1.13 Students will be able to Construct and/or justify mathematical models, diagrams, or simulations that represent processes of biological evolution. [SP 1.1, SP 2.1]
LO 1.17 Students will be able to pose scientific questions about a group of organisms whose relatedness is described by a phylogenetic tree or cladogram in order to (1) identify shared characteristics, (2) make inferences about the evolutionary history of the group, and (3) identify character data that could extend or improve the phylogenetic tree. [SP 3.1]
LO 1.18 Students will be able to evaluate evidence provided by a data set in conjunction with a phylogenetic tree or a simple cladogram to determine evolutionary history and speciation. [SP 5.3]
LO 1.19 Students will be able to create a phylogenetic tree or simple cladogram that correctly represents evolutionary history and speciation from a provided data set. [SP 1.1]
LO 1.20 Students will be able to analyze data related to questions of speciation and extinction throughout the Earth’s history. [SP 5.1]
LO 1.21 Students will be able to Design a plan for collecting data to investigate the scientific claim that speciation and extinction have occurred throughout the Earth’s history. [SP 4.2]
LO 1.22 Students will be able to Use data from a real or simulated population(s), based on graphs or models of types of selection, to predict what will happen to the population in the future. [SP 6.4]
LO 1.23 Students will be able to justify the selection of data that address questions related to reproductive isolation and speciation. [SP 4.1]
LO 1.25 Students will be able to describe a model that represents evolution within a population. [SP 1.2]
LO 1.26 Students will be able to evaluate given data sets that illustrate evolution as an ongoing process. [SP 5.3]
LO 1.27 Students will be able to describe a scientific hypothesis about the origin of life on Earth. [SP 1.2]
LO 1.28 Students will be able to evaluate scientific questions based on hypotheses about the origin of life on Earth. [SP 3.3]
LO 1.29 Students will be able to describe the reasons for revisions of scientific hypotheses of the origin of life on Earth. [SP 6.3]
LO 1.30 Students will be able to evaluate scientific hypotheses about the origin of life on Earth. [SP 6.5]
LO 1.31 Students will be able to evaluate the accuracy and legitimacy of data to answer scientific questions about the origin of life on Earth. [SP 4.4]
LO 1.32 Students will be able to justify the selection of geological, physical, and chemical data that reveal early Earth conditions. [SP 4.1]
LO 4.25 Students will be able to Use evidence to justify a claim that a variety of phenotypic responses to a single environmental factor can result from different genotypes within the population. [SP 6.1]
LO 4.26 Students will be able to Use theories and models to make scientific claims and/or predictions about the effects of variation within populations on survival and fitness. [SP 6.4]