Natural Selection

The term "natural selection" is explictly included in some standards in the middle school and high school grade bands. However, standards in earlier grades also build towards an understanding of natural selection.

 

Related PEs and Bundles
3-LS3-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
3-LS4-2 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
MS-LS3-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
MS-LS3-2 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
MS-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
MS-LS4-6 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
HS-LS4-2 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
HS-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
HS-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
HS-LS4-5 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
3-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
HS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Disciplinary Core Idea
LS1B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS2C: Ecosystems Dynamics, Functioning and Resilience
LS3A: Inheritance of Traits
LS3B: Variation of Traits
LS4B: Natural Selection
LS4C: Adaptation
LS4D: Biodiversity and Humans
Grade
3-5
3
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)