3-LS3-1 - Performance Expectation
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
3rd Grade · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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dataevidenceplantsanimalstraitsparentsvariationgroupsimilar organisms
Skills
- analyze (data about traits of plants and animals) #dok3
- interpret (data to identify inherited traits and variation) #dok3
- provide evidence (of inherited traits and variation within groups) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify traits that plants and animals inherit from their parents. #dok1
- I can organize data about traits in a group of similar organisms. #dok1
- I can describe the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors. #dok2
- I can analyze data to find patterns of trait variation in a group of similar organisms. #dok3
- I can interpret evidence to explain how traits are passed from parents to offspring. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Offspring inherit traits from their parents, but there is variation among individuals in a group.
- Data can be analyzed and interpreted to provide evidence about inheritance and variation of traits in plants and animals.
Essential Questions
- What are inherited traits, and how do plants and animals get them from their parents?
- How can we use data to identify patterns of traits in a group of similar organisms?
- Why do individuals in a group of the same species vary in their traits?
- What evidence helps us know that traits are inherited from parents?
- How can data analysis help us understand the differences we see in plants and animals?