Standards Referenced on a Learning Label

Standard: NGSS - HS-LS3 - HS-LS3-2
Short Description: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Long Description: Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.
Assessment Boundary: [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the phases of meiosis or the biochemical mechanism of specific steps in the process.]
Clarification Statement: [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on using data to support arguments for the way variation occurs.]
Base Skill: Applied Science
Target Audience: High School

Standard: NGSS - HS-LS3 - HS-LS3-1
Short Description: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Long Description: Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
Assessment Boundary: [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the phases of meiosis or the biochemical mechanism of specific steps in the process.]
Base Skill: Applied Science
Target Audience: High School

Standard: NGSS - HS-LS3 - HS-LS3-3
Short Description: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Long Description: Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.
Assessment Boundary: [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include Hardy-Weinberg calculations.]
Clarification Statement: [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the use of mathematics to describe the probability of traits as it relates to genetic and environmental factors in the expression of traits.]
Base Skill: Applied Science
Target Audience: High School