Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

MS-LS4-1

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on finding patterns of changes in the level of complexity of anatomical structures in organisms and the chronological order of fossil appearance in the rock layers.

Comment en-US: Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the names of individual species or geological eras in the fossil record.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Natural Selection and Adaptations

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http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471193

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http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471198

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471483

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