Practice comparing groups: Chromosome Number data

Compare the numbers of chromosomes in plant and animal species. Do animal species tend to have more chromosome pairs?

Details

Activity Type:

Mini-Lesson

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Life Science

Topics:

Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Standards:

Practice 1

Asking questions and defining problems

Practice 4

Analyzing and interpreting data

Practice 5

Using mathematics and computational thinking

Practice 6

Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Practice 7

Engaging in argument from evidence

Crosscutting 3

Scale, proportion, and quantity

MS-LS3-1

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

6.SP-4

Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.

7.SP.3

Informally assess the degree of visual overlap of two numerical data distributions with similar variabilities, measuring the difference between the centers by expressing it as a multiple of a measure of variability.

8.SP-1

Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities. Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association, and nonlinear association.

6.SP-5

Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context.

Literacy.W.7.1

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Literacy.W.7.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Literacy.W.8.1

Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Literacy.W.8.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Literacy.W.9-10.1

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Literacy.W.9-10.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Literacy.RST.9-10.4

Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.

Literacy.RST.9-10.7

Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.

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