NGSS | Performance Expectation

HS-LS4-5 Performance Expectation resources

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HS-LS4-5 | Performance Expectation

Grades 9-12

Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.

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Hybrid Zones: Evolution's Testing Grounds

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8-12

Students will learn that hybrids are not flukes—they’re commonly found in the wild and our grocery stores! By playing and reflecting on Foraging Frenzy (a research-inspired memory game) students will appreciate how climate change affects species ranges and the direction of evolution.

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Students evaluate evidence from simulations to understand how environmental changes affect species success and evolution.

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