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Artificial Selection

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This Artificial Selection unit plan also includes:

Enquire with Darwin: Introduction (.pdf)
Artificial Selection: Darwin Theorised that Species Can Change Over Time (.pdf)
Artificial Selection
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The second lesson in the series begins with a starter activity discussing wild versus domesticated animals. Then, scholars play a card game, with optional variations, to emphasize artificial selection. Next, they attend a field trip to a farm, natural history museum, and animal sanctuary. Finally, a research project summarizes knowledge and rounds out the lesson.

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Concepts

charles darwin, animal species, evolution, breeding, selective breeding, natural selection, artificial selection, survival, genetic variation, adaptations, inherited traits, animal adaptations, plant adaptations, domestic animals

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

Ask a breeder of animals or plants to speak to the class at the end of the lesson

Classroom Considerations

Create or buy the Rabbit Top trumps game before the lesson
Be aware of any allergies

Pros

Includes differentiation ideas
Provides a discussion of correlation versus causation
Offers a list of videos, links, and references for supplemental information

Cons

None

Common Core

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