[POPULATION EVOLUTION] Instructional Materials

B) Lesson 2

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Group members: __________________________________________________________________

Instructions:
Your group will use this template to answer the focus question below on the Giant Post It. You may use the template
below as a rough draft as well as your etextbook or the internet for research. Each group will present their claim at the
end of class. Good luck future scientists!

Focus question: The flu this year was epidemic and seemed that scientists couldn’t keep up with the strand.
Does natural selection act on genetic variation and lead to adaptation. If so, how does natural selection play a
role in developing biological resistance with the influenza vaccine?

CLAIM:

EVIDENCE: REASONING:

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CLAIM, EVIDENCE, REASONONING RUBRIC

Component Level
0 1 2
Claim – statement or Does not make a claim, Makes an accurate, but Makes an accurate and
conclusion that or makes an inaccurate incomplete claim. complete claim.
answers the original claim.
question/problem
Evidence – Does not provide, Provides appropriate, Provides appropriate
Scientific data that evidence, or only but insufficient and sufficient evidence
supports the claim. The provides inappropriate evidence to support to support claim.
data needs to be evidence (Evidence claim. May include
appropriate and that does not support some inappropriate
sufficient to support claim). evidence.
claim.
Reasoning – Does not provide Repeats evidence and Provides accurate and
Justification that links reasoning, or only links to some scientific complete reasoning
claim and evidence and provides recording that principles, but not that links evidence to
includes appropriate does not link evidence sufficient. claim. Includes
and sufficient scientific to claim. appropriate and
principles to defend sufficient scientific
claim and evidence. principles.