Lesson Three

Selective breeding is not a new phenomenon. Humans have been trying to systematically improve their food supply for at least 10,000 years through food biotechnology.

Length: 1 hour

Objectives:
Students will be able to:

• Define selective breeding.
• Describe how selective breeding changes a population over time.

Next Generation Science Standards Addressed:

• Disciplinary Core Ideas:
  
  1. LS3.A Inheritance of Traits
  2. LS3.B Variation of Traits

• Practices:
  Developing and Using Models

• Cross-Cutting Concepts:
  Cause and Effect: Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural systems.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards Addressed:

• Reading Standards for Literature 6-12: Craft and Structure, 4
• Writing Standards 6-12: Production and Distribution, 4