Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Standard detail
MS-LS4-1
Performance Expectation
Depth 2Parent ID: E967CAD0DFE60131C90368A86D17958EStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- MS-LS4-1
- Standard ID
- E968DCB0DFE60131C90568A86D17958E
- ASN identifier
- S2454510
- Subject
- Science
- Grades
- 06, 07, 08
- Ancestor IDs
- E967CAD0DFE60131C90368A86D17958EE9676B70DFE60131C90268A86D17958E
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- License
- CC BY 3.0 US
- Dataset notes
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on finding patterns of changes in the level of complexity of anatomical structures in organisms and the chronological order of fossil appearance in the rock layers.
Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the names of individual species or geological eras in the fossil record.