The Wonder of Science: Ms Ls4 5: Artificial Selection

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...

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS4-4: natural selection.

Selective breeding has resulted in some novel and beautiful or useful dogs over the years. Using the American Foxhound as an example, genetics learners find out how and why they came about. Then, in small groups, they select breeds to...

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS4-3: embryological evidence of common ancestry.

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS4-2: anatomical evidence of evolutionary relationships.

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-PS1-5: conservation of atoms in reactions.

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-PS3-5: energy transfer to or from an object.

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard: MS-PS2-5: electric, magnetic, and gravitational fields.

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS1-5: environmental and genetic growth factors.

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS2-5: biodiversity and ecosystem services solutions.