MS-LS4.B-2

Rabcoon Rancher

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COMBINED RATING

4.2 Stars

TEACHERS (4)

4.5

STUDENTS (1549)

3.9

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

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Description

Take a trip to the ranch where cute little creatures known as Rabcoons (half-rabbit and half-raccoon) are being bred and cared for. Learn all about artificial selection and selective breeding, as well as their processes, advantages, and disadvantages while breeding your own species of furballs.

Vocabulary Words

traits

genetics

breeding

artificial selection

natural selection

domesticated

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Artificial Selection via Selective Breeding. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Selective breeding can reduce genetic variation and lead to inbreeding.

Selective breeding can influence natural selection if a selectively bred organism breeds with a wild organism.

Crops have been selectively bred by humans to produce larger plants and fruits.

In natural selection, the traits most beneficial to an organism's survival are passed on, while in artificial selection, the traits most desirable to humans are passed on.

Artificial selection occurs when humans choose the breeding patterns of organisms to produce desired traits in offspring.

Domesticated animals have been selectively bred by humans to live in close proximity to humans.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

From where do living things get their traits? What are two examples of traits that people who want to adopt a dog might look for? What is evolution?

After the Game

What is the difference between artificial and natural selection? How can inbreeding inversely affect a population? What is an example of domestication between animals and humans?