Learning from the Fossil Record
Grade 8 Science
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Pre-Post Focus Question Worksheet on Heredity
A. Pre-Evaluation: Answer the following question.
Why is their variation among siblings and between offspring and parents?
Why is there variation among siblings and between offspring and parents? There is variation
so we don’t look exactly like one parent. The chromosomes we receive from our parents vary.
The nucleus tells the chromosome what to take, for example should the child have brown or
orange hair.
Learning from the Fossil Record
Grade 8 Science
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B. Post-Evaluation: Revise your pre-evaluation response using the rubric below.
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C. Post-Evaluation: Use your revisions from (B) to answer this question in RASE format.
Restate clearly shows what question is asking
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Answer provides accurate and complete explanation
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Support utilizes appropriate and ample research,
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Why is their variation among siblings and between offspring and parents?