Appendix
Disciplinary Core Ideas in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
LS: Life Science
LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
LS3A Inheritance of Traits
LS.B: Variation of Traits
LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry & Diversity
LS4.B Natural Selection
LS4.C Adaptation
LS4.D: Biodiversity & Humans
PS: Physical Science
PS1: Matter and Its Interactions
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
PS1.B Chemical Reactions
ESS: Earth & Space Science
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
PA Academic Standards for Science and Technology
3.3 Biological Sciences
3.3.A Living Forms
3.3.4.A Know the similarities and differences of living things.
3.3.7.A. Describe the similarities and differences that characterize diverse living things.
3.3.10.A. Explain the structural and functional similarities and differences found among living things.
3.3.B Structure and Function
3.3.4.B. Know that living things are made up of parts that have specific functions.
3.3.7.B. Describe the cell as the basic structural and functional unit of living things.
3.3.10.B. Describe and explain the chemical and structural basis of living organisms.
3.3.C Inheritance
3.3.4.C. Know that characteristics are inherited and, thus, offspring closely resemble their parents.
3.3.7.C. Know that every organism has a set of genetic instructions that determines its inherited traits.
3.3.10.C. Describe how genetic information is inherited and expressed.
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