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Overview: Students learn how artificial selection can be used to develop new dog breeds with characteristics that make the dogs capable of performing a desirable task. Author/Source: Collins, Jennifer Grade level: 6-8 Time: 90 minutes Concepts: Correspondence to the Next Generation Science Standards is indicated in parentheses after each relevant concept. See our conceptual framework for details. Artificial selection provides a model for natural selection. (LS4.B) People selectively breed domesticated plants and animals to produce offspring with preferred characteristics. (LS4.B) Offspring inherit many traits from their parents, but are not identical to their parents. (LS3.B) Scientists use artificial selection as a model to learn about natural selection. (P2) Teacher background: Artificial Selection Natural Selection

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