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Planning: Getting Your Goat

Activity Description

Students learn about genetics and dairy goat breeding by interacting with the provided information.

They must then test their knowledge by choosing mates for a goat so that the offspring will produce the highest quantity of milk possible.

Classroom Use

For groups or individual study

Time: 45 min.; 20 min if Breeding Points and Goat Diagram are reviewed beforehand; Add another day and include Cheese Making!

Materials: use of computer; photocopies of Breeding Points and Goat Diagram if necessary.

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North Carolina Competency Goals Covered

Grades: 7th


Subject: Science


Competency Goals: 3.02, 3.03