8th+Sci+Biodiversity


 * Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 8

**Standard: Biodiversity and Change**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0807.5.1** Use a simple classification key to identify an unknown organism

**Assessment Topic:** Dichotomous key

**Essential Question (s):** What is the function of a dichotomous key? How can a selected characteristic cause bias/error in a key?

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**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 8

**Standard: Biodiversity and Change**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0807.5.2** Analyze structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations to predict which populations are likely to survive in a particular environment

**Assessment Topic:** Causes of Natural Selection

**Essential Question (s):** What would be an adaptation to a particular climate? How would adaptations cause an animal/plant to become a different species?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 8

**Standard: Biodiversity and Change**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0807.5.3** Analyze data on levels of variation within a population to make predictions about survival under particular environmental conditions

**Assessment Topic:** Are species different under particular environmental conditions?

**Essential Question (s):** Where can organisms be found that have variations within the same species? How would one variation cause a species to be successful or disappear?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 8

**Standard: Biodiversity and Change**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0807.5.4** Identify several reasons for the importance of maintaining the earth’s biodiversity

**Assessment Topic:**

Importance of Biodiversity

**Essential Question (s):** When would biodiversity be beneficial? How does biodiversity within a species make it more successful?

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**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 8

**Standard: Biodiversity and Change**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0807.5.5** Compare fossils found in sedimentary rock to determine their relative age

**Assessment Topic:** Sedimentation process

**Essential Question (s):** What causes sedimentary rock? How can the sedimentary process help explain the relative age of a fossil?

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