Model A
Performance Expectation:
3-LS3-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a
group of similar organisms. (Clarification Statement: Patterns are the similarities and differences in traits shared between offspring and their parents, or among
siblings. Emphasis is on organisms other than humans.) (Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include genetic mechanisms of inheritance and
prediction of traits. Assessment is limited to non-human examples.)
Ultimate Target Type(s)
____ Knowledge
__ __ Reasoning
____ Skill
__X__ Product
Learning Targets
What are the knowledge, reasoning, skill, and product targets that underpin the standard?
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Knowledge Target(s)
Analyze
Interpret
Data
Evidence
Traits
Inherited
Variation
Organisms
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Reasoning Target(s)
Find patterns
Analyze and interpret data
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Skill Target(s)
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Product Target(s)
Collect data on a graph
Model B
Performance Expectation:
3-LS3-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a
group of similar organisms. (Clarification Statement: Patterns are the similarities and differences in traits shared between offspring and their parents, or among
siblings. Emphasis is on organisms other than humans.) (Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include genetic mechanisms of inheritance and
prediction of traits. Assessment is limited to non-human examples.)
Ultimate Target Type(s)
____ Knowledge
__X__ Reasoning
____ Skill
____ Product
Learning Targets
What are the knowledge, reasoning, skill, and product targets that underpin the standard?
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Knowledge Target(s)
Define and give examples of inherited
traits.
Define and give examples of variation
in traits.
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Reasoning Target(s)
Analyze data to find similarities in
traits in a group of similar organisms.
Analyze data to find differences in
traits in a group of similar organisms.
Interpret patterns in data to classify
individuals in a group of similar
organisms based on variations.
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Skill Target(s)
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Product Target(s)
Model C
Performance Expectation:
3-LS3-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a
group of similar organisms. (Clarification Statement: Patterns are the similarities and differences in traits shared between offspring and their parents, or among
siblings. Emphasis is on organisms other than humans.) (Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include genetic mechanisms of inheritance and
prediction of traits. Assessment is limited to non-human examples.)
Ultimate Target Type(s)
____ Knowledge
__ __ Reasoning
____ Skill
__X__ Product
Learning Targets
What are the knowledge, reasoning, skill, and product targets that underpin the standard?
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Knowledge Target(s)
Use internet to find definition of
inherited traits.
Make a T-Chart of traits that are
inherited and acquired.
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Reasoning Target(s)
Analyze data from a picture of a
mother animal and baby to show that
they have similar traits.
Read a chart of the traits of two
organisms to determine if they are
related and tell why or why not using
evidence from the data.
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Skill Target(s)
Read a chart about traits.
Make a T-chart.
Recognize patterns in data
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Product Target(s)
Collect data on a graph about
the traits of two organisms.