Technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms Video Lesson

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Curriculum-aligned Grade 7 Science lesson video for Technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.

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Video Learning Notes

Humans have developed technologies like artificial selection and selective breeding to influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms. These technologies rely on choosing parents with specific genetic traits to pass on to offspring, changing populations over time. Engineering advances have expanded these capabilities through tools that allow direct gene modification. Understanding these technologies helps students see the connection between genetics, human choices, and the development of living organisms.

Learning Goals

• Gather information about technologies that have changed how humans influence inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
• Synthesize information from multiple sources to explain how selective breeding and other technologies affect traits passed to offspring.
• Explain the role of artificial selection in choosing desired parental traits determined by genes.
• Describe how engineering advances have contributed to scientific discoveries and technologies in biology.
• Use evidence to support explanations about human influence on inheritance of traits.

Curriculum Context

Grade: Grade 7

Subject: Science

Curriculum: NGSS