NGSS · Life Science · Grades 6–8 (Middle School)

MS-LS4-5 Artificial Selection & Genetic Engineering

Gather and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.

Kentucky 8-LS4-5 uses the same wording.

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Science Unlocked lesson set The Neon Fish Tiny zebrafish in pet-store tanks shine neon red, green, and purple. They aren’t painted or dyed, and their babies are born bright too. How did people give a fish a new color that it passes on to its babies? 1 week · $3.00 · Grades 6–8 See what’s inside
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MS-LS1-1Cells: Living Things Are Made of CellsPhenomenon: Built From CellsMS-LS1-2Cells: Cell Parts & Organelles ModelPhenomenon: Cell Parts at WorkMS-LS1-3Body Systems & SubsystemsPhenomenon: Systems in SpaceMS-LS1-4Animal Behaviors & Plant Structures for ReproductionPhenomenon: Raising the OddsMS-LS1-5Genetic & Environmental Factors in GrowthPhenomenon: Growing GiantsMS-LS1-6Photosynthesis: Matter & EnergyPhenomenon: Garden in a Bottle