Artificial Selection
Artificial Selection
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Performance Expectation
Performance Expectation
MS-LS4-5: Gather and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
In Student-Friendly Words...
In Student-Friendly Words...
I can explain how people use technology to select traits in plants and animals.
Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Humans can choose traits they want in plants and animals.
Selective breeding has been used for thousands of years.
Modern technology allows scientists to influence inherited traits in new ways.
These technologies have both benefits and challenges.
Interactive Learning
Interactive Learning
Watch & Learn
Watch & Learn
Artificial Selection & Selective Breeding
Artificial Selection & Selective Breeding
Artificial Selection: How Humans Shape Evolution
Artificial Selection: How Humans Shape Evolution
GMO vs Selective Breeding
GMO vs Selective Breeding
How CRISPR lets you edit DNA
How CRISPR lets you edit DNA
Ear Worms
Ear Worms
Natural and Artificial Selection | Rap Video by SquidBooks
Natural and Artificial Selection | Rap Video by SquidBooks
Real-World Connections
Real-World Connections
Dog Breeding
Dog Breeding
People have selectively bred dogs for traits such as size, appearance, behavior, and abilities.
Farm Animals
Farm Animals
Farmers select animals with desirable traits to produce future generations with those characteristics.
Crops
Crops
Humans have selectively bred crops for traits such as larger fruits, better flavor, disease resistance, and higher yields.
Future Food
Future Food
Selective breeding and biotechnology can help scientists develop crops that can better meet the needs of a growing population.
Take It Further
Take It Further
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