--- title: MS-LS4-3 Lesson Plans | Embryological Evidence of Common Ancestry description: "MS-LS4-3: Embryological Evidence of Common Ancestry Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy." image: https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Right%20Image.png --- [![Teacher Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b) [Teacher Login](https://app.knowatom.com/signin) [![KnowAtom Logo](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/KnowAtom%20Logo.svg "KnowAtom Logo")](https://www.knowatom.com/) # MS-LS4-3: Embryological Evidence of Common Ancestry Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy. [![Download a Sample Unit](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/20eee377-e175-48fe-a039-ae723137a2a6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/20eee377-e175-48fe-a039-ae723137a2a6) Science & Engineering Practices - [Asking questions and defining problems](https://www.knowatom.com/asking-questions-and-defining-problems) - [Planning and carrying out investigations](https://www.knowatom.com/planning-and-carrying-out-investigations) - [Analyzing and interpreting data](https://www.knowatom.com/analyzing-and-interpreting-data) - [Constructing explanations and designing solutions](https://www.knowatom.com/constructing-explanations-and-designing-solutions) - [Engaging in argument from evidence](https://www.knowatom.com/engaging-in-argument-from-evidence) - [Obtaining evaluating and communicating information](https://www.knowatom.com/obtaining-evaluating-and-communicating-information) Disciplinary Core Ideas - [Structure and Function](https://www.knowatom.com/structure-and-function) - [Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity](https://www.knowatom.com/evidence-of-common-ancestry-and-diversity) - [Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms](https://www.knowatom.com/organization-for-matter-and-energy-flow-in-organisms) Crosscutting Concepts - [Scale Proportion and Quantity](https://www.knowatom.com/scale-proportion-and-quantity) - [Patterns](https://www.knowatom.com/patterns) - [Energy and Matter](https://www.knowatom.com/energy-and-matter) [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/b5a1446e-d782-4a5f-a019-0b3b98c8304f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/b5a1446e-d782-4a5f-a019-0b3b98c8304f) ## Browse MS-LS4-3 Lesson Plans Grade Ranges All K-2 3-5 6-8 [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image1-Oct-09-2023-07-13-33-0357-AM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/8th-grade-science/animal-diversity) ## [Animal Diversity In this unit, students figure out connections between genes and heredity to evolution, focusing on figuring out the phenomena of how both genetic information and the environment influence how a population develops over time. Students investigate different kinds of evidence for life’s shared ancestry and then experiment with how adaptations help some organisms survive. Students end with an investigation into artificial selection.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/8th-grade-science/animal-diversity) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/8th-grade-science/animal-diversity) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image1-Oct-09-2023-07-19-57-9333-AM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/8th-grade-science/food-webs) ## [Food Webs In this unit, students focus on animal populations, studying how all living things interact with and depend on other living things and the environment for survival. For this lesson, students explore how energy and matter move through a particular ecosystem’s food web and can be disrupted by the introduction of invasive species. This page highlights key components of this lesson.  ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/8th-grade-science/food-webs) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/8th-grade-science/food-webs) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image3-Oct-08-2023-11-09-11-0136-AM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/5th-grade-science/earths-interacting-systems) ## [Earth's Interacting Systems In this unit, students analyze the science phenomena of the important role that oceans play in regulating Earth’s climate. In this lesson, they focus on how oceans interact with other Earth systems to distribute water and heat around the planet, resulting in various weather patterns, including hurricanes. This page highlights key components of this lesson.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/5th-grade-science/earths-interacting-systems) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/5th-grade-science/earths-interacting-systems) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image1-Oct-08-2023-08-54-59-8029-PM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/life-on-earth) ## [Life on Earth In this unit, students explore the phenomena of diversity of life on Earth and consider how living things pass on traits to their offspring while also adapting to meet the needs of the environment. In this lesson, students figure out how scientists use the fossil record for clues to how life has evolved over time. This page highlights key parts of this lesson. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/life-on-earth) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/life-on-earth) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image3-Oct-08-2023-08-54-58-0486-PM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/inheritance-and-variation-of-traits) ## [Inheritance and Variation of Traits In this lesson, students figure out similarities among the phenomena of cells, specifically the phenomena of inheritance and variation of traits. This page shows key components of this lesson.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/inheritance-and-variation-of-traits) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/6th-grade-science/inheritance-and-variation-of-traits) Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. *Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By State*s. 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