Matthew CrookScience PGCE

Selective Breeding

 Key Stage 4

SC2 Life Processes & Living Things4H (Variation, Inheritance & Evolution)

Learning Objectives

• Learn that selective breeding means breeding individuals with particular characteristics together

• Learn that different varieties of plants and animals have been produced by selective breeding

Selective Breeding

Large Medium Small

Saint Bernard Border Collie Shih_tzuBreed

Size

Uses Mountain Rescue Farm Dog

Unique Features

Toy Dog

Large Build Intelligent / Agile Small / Short nose

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Selective Breeding

(James, 2004)

(BBC, 2005)

Write an email to your friend

Tell them how you have used selective breeding

What benefits have you seen from using selective breeding?

How could they use selective breeding in their business?

Further Studies• This subject area may raise ethical issues

• Possible extension activities

• ICT resources could be used by pupils to out if different species of animal can breed together

• ICT resources could again be used to research recent development using selective breeding

• Links from this subject area to others including evolution and inheritance would be possible

References

BBC (2005), Evolution, Available Online at www.bbc.co.uk / schools / gcsebitesize / biology / variationandinheritance / 3evolutionrev9.shtml

James (2004), The Essentials of AQA Single Science Award, Lonsdale Science Revision Guides, Lonsdale Publishers

Pedigreedogs (2005), Pedigree Dog Photographs, Available Online at www.pedigreedogs.co.uk / index.htm