EVIDENCE OF ALIGNMENT

SEPUP™ Evolution

How are people affected by and affecting evolution? Investigative phenomena within the lessons connect back to the issue and storyline.

Anchoring phenomenon: Populations change over time. Some changes take place over very long time periods, while others take place over observable time periods. People can cause and be affected by these changes.

Examples include: there are more life forms now than there were in the past; some kinds of organisms have gone extinct, like large dinosaurs; organisms that are harmful, like some bacteria and pests, have developed resistance to our methods of eliminating them. Students generate and answer questions such as: How have populations changed over time? What caused these changes? How are people affected by and affecting evolution? Are people causing a mass extinction?

This unit builds towards and assesses PEs LS3-1, LS4-1, LS4-2, LS4-3, LS4-4, LS4-5, LS4-6. View all unit tools, including student books and teacher materials here.

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Take ten minutes to watch an overview of Evolution, from Issues and Science, developed by SEPUP. The first five minutes covers the unit's anchoring phenomenon, the unit issue, and a brief visit to each lesson, while the second half takes a deep dive into one activity. This is a great way to quickly see how SEPUP's new NGSS units are structured.

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Each Performance Expectation comes at the top of the SEPUP Learning Pathway; a guide for sequencing activities showing connections between the three dimensions of the NGSS as well as Common Core Standards.

Evolution bundles seven PEs: LS3-1, LS4-1, LS4-2, LS4-3, LS4-4, LS4-5, LS4-6.

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Differentiation

An intentionally flexible approach to all program activity types help accomplish our goal that all students achieve scientific literacy. 

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Integrated into the programs the SEPUP assessment system sets up ways to collect evidence on student learning and improve performance.

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Embedded strategies help teachers explore students' thinking and give students multiple opportunities to confront their preconceptions.

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Other NGSS curriculum we looked at did not have all the components we were looking for: hands-on, real-world issues, literacy supports, and cross-curricular opportunities. Plus, being able to have it all in one neat package (quite literally with the carts) is one of the best bonuses of this program!

Donna Ferraiolo, Common Core Science Facilitator, Agawam, MA

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