Science Practices

• Asking questions
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Using mathematics and computational thinking
• Constructing explanations
• Engaging in argument from evidence
• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

Disciplinary Core Ideas (Life Science)

• 2-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
• 3-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• 3-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
• MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
• HS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• HS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• HS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• HS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Crosscutting Concepts

• Patterns
• Cause and effect
• Structure and function
• Stability and change
• Influence of engineering, technology, and science on society and the natural world