Download Animals Standards and I-can Statements (LS1-3

Animals I-can Statements
**All standards for the Animals Unit are Non-Power Standards**
Standards for Animals to be assessed:
MS-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes
LS1-4: Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an
explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors may affect the probability of successful
reproduction of animals.
I-can:
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Explain how characteristic animal behaviors could affect the probability of successful
reproduction (for example herding, vocalization, feather color) 3R
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Provide examples of specific animal behaviors. 2K
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Recognize and recall specific vocabulary (innate behavior, instinct, imprinting, learned
behavior, social behavior, territorial behavior, courtship) 2K
LS1-3: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting
subsystems composed of groups of cells.
I-can:
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Describe the organization of an organism (from smallest to largest: cell, tissue, organ,
organ system, organism). 3R
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Explain how body systems work together and how they are part of a larger complex
system. 3R
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Describe the basic functions of the circulatory, excretory, digestive, respiratory,
muscular, and nervous systems. 3R
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Recognize and recall specific vocabulary (cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism,
circulatory system, excretory system, digestive system, respiratory system, muscular
system, and nervous system). 2K
MS-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
LS4-2: Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and
differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer
evolutionary relationships.
I-can:
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Explain how similarities and differences in anatomical structures can be used to explain
evolutionary relationships. 3R
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List examples of anatomical structures that infer evolutionary relationships. 3R
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Recognize and recall specific vocabulary (anatomy, fossil record, evolution, embryology,
vestigial structures, homologous structures, ancestor, diversity, extinction) 2K