LS3 - Standard
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
1st Grade · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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observationsaccountevidenceyoung plantsyoung animalsparentstraitssimilaritiesdifferences
Skills
- make observations (of young plants and animals and their parents) #dok1
- construct (evidence-based account) #dok3
- compare (young plants and animals to their parents) #dok2
- identify (similarities and differences between offspring and parents) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can make observations of young plants and animals and their parents. #dok1
- I can identify similarities and differences between young plants and animals and their parents. #dok2
- I can compare traits of offspring and their parents. #dok2
- I can construct an account using evidence about how young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Offspring of plants and animals inherit traits from their parents but are not exact copies.
- Observations and evidence help us understand the similarities and differences between parents and their young.
Essential Questions
- What are traits that young plants and animals inherit from their parents?
- How are young plants and animals similar to their parents?
- How might young plants and animals be different from their parents?
- What evidence can we use to show young plants and animals are not exactly like their parents?
- Why do you think it is useful to observe and compare parents and their offspring?
