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¿Cómo podrías cultivar la fruta más grande del mundo?
Fates of Traits Unit | Lesson 1 of 5

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¿Cómo podrías cultivar la fruta más grande del mundo?

Fates of Traits Unit | Lesson 1 of 5
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CONVERSEMOS:

Si pudieras hacer una versión gigante de cualquier fruta o verdura, ¿cuál escogerías?

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¿Qué otros rasgos seleccionarías? (Acuérdate que los rasgos son cosas como el tamaño, la forma, el color, el sabor, etc..)

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Antes de empezar la actividad…¡adivina! ¿Hay algunas frutas o verduras que creas que son variedades de la misma cosa?

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Obtén una hoja de trabajo. Recibirás otros materiales más adelante.
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Encuentra un compañero o compañera, alguien con quien compartir
tus ideas mientras juegas.
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¿Cuáles de estas frutas son parientes? Contesta la pregunta #1
en tu hoja de trabajo.
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Observa el interior de la fruta, sus hojas, y sus flores. Contesta las
preguntas dos y tres. Después, platica con tu compañero o
compañera.
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Conversemos en grupo.
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¿Cuáles de estas frutas son parientes? Contesta la pregunta #1
en tu hoja de trabajo.
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Observa el interior de la fruta, sus hojas, y sus flores. Contesta
las preguntas dos y tres. Después, platica con tu compañero o
compañera.
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Conversemos en grupo.
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¿Cuáles de estas frutas son parientes? Contesta la pregunta #1
en tu hoja de trabajo.
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Observa el interior de la fruta, sus hojas, y sus flores. Contesta
las preguntas dos y tres. Después, platica con tu compañero o
compañera.
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Conversemos en grupo.
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Obtén estos materiales.
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Corta a lo largo de las líneas punteadas para crear un conjunto
de tarjetas.
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Divide tus tarjetas en cinco grupos, comparando sus hojas,
sus flores y su interior.
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Conversemos en grupo:
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rasgo


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algo que puedes observar acerca de un ser viviente, por ejemplo, el número de pétalos que tiene una flor
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heredar


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cuando algo recibe un rasgo de sus padres
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rasgo heredado


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una característica que un ser vivo hereda de sus padres
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variación


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versión diferente de un rasgo, por ejemplo, el número de pétalos que tiene una flor o el tamaño de una calabaza
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selección artificial


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el proceso mediante el que los humanos eligen qué rasgos de ciertos seres vivos serán heredados a la siguiente generación
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variedad


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un tipo específico de una flor o fruto, por ejemplo, una calabaza blanca
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fruto


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la parte de una planta que contiene sus semillas, por ejemplo una manzana
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semilla


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la parte de una planta que puede crecer y convertirse en una plantita
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evidencia


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información que puede ser usada para respaldar o rechazar una idea
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Heredity, Survival, & Selection

Trait Variation, Inheritance, & Artificial Selection

3-LS3-1

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In this lesson, students explore how human beings have modified plants based on our knowledge of how plants inherit their traits. In the activity, Odd One Out, students play a game where they guess which fruits are related to each other based on traits of leaves, flowers, and arrangement of seeds. They use this information to understand how humans create fruit varieties by selecting certain traits.
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Heredity, Survival, & Selection

Trait Variation, Inheritance, & Artificial Selection

3-LS3-1

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Selection Lesson 1: How could you make the biggest fruit in the world?

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