Florida Science Standards on Evolution
Processes of Life Standard 2-3,4 for grades 6 - 8
knows that generally organisms in a population live long enough
to reproduce because they have survival characteristics
knows that the fossil record provides evidence that changes in
the kinds of plants and animals in the environment have been occurring
over time
Processes of Life Standard 2-3 for grades 9 - 12
understands the mechanisms of change (e.g., mutation and natural
selection) that lead to adaptations in a species and their ability
to survive naturally in changing conditions and to increase species
diversity
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California Science Standards on Evolution
Life Sciences 3-D for 3rd grade
Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals
survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations
Life Sciences 3-B for 4th grade
Students know that in any particular environment, some kinds of
plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some
cannot survive at all.
Starting at 7th grade (except for 8th grade), there are complete
sections in the standards dedicated to evolution.
Here is a sample of the individual standards within these sections:
Evolution 3-2,3 for 7th grade
Students know the reasoning used by Charles Darwin in reaching
his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution
Students know how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils,
and comparative anatomy provide the bases for the theory of evolution
Evolution 8-A,C for grades 9-12
Students know how natural selection determines the differential
survival of groups of organisms
Students know the effects of genetic drift on the diversity of
organisms in a population
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