TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 4: Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with Their Environments
3. Genetic variation sorted by the natural selection process explains evidence of biological evolution
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: Evidence for the nature and rates of
evolution can be found in anatomical and
molecular characteristics of organisms and in
the fossil record
Scope and Sequence –Ecosystems and Populations
a. Identify fossils as evidence that some types of
organisms (e.g., dinosaurs, trilobites,
mammoths, giant tree ferns) that once lived in
the past and have since become extinct have
similarities with and differences from
organisms today.
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C1-12
a. Using fossils, model fossils, and other
classroom resources, students will
describe common fossils of extinct
organisms. Students will discuss
similarities and differences compared to
today’s organisms. (1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 2.1,
2.3, 4.1)
a. Students will compare and contrast
common fossils of extinct organisms with
today’s organisms.
Concept B: Reproduction is essential to the
continuation of every species
Not assessed at this grade level
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