Download a free worksheet (PDF) to help students get to grips with which traits are inherited and which are acquired. With this cut-and-paste activity, they’ll look at and sort 10 different traits. You'll find the link to the download under number 3 on the blog post. Read the rest of the blog post for other ideas for teaching inherited traits and characteristics in science.

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So we just finished a chapter in Science and that means it was time for a lab or experiment. The last lesson we hit was on Genetics...which can be super tough for 5th! Explaining the concept and having the students truly understand was tricky. We started out by watching the free Brainpop video on traits and heredity (its even one of their FREE ones) that reinforced our concepts and vocab from the book. I sometimes do these videos first to introduce a topic or do them after as a review and…

🦠1st grade SCIENCE TEACHERS🦠 Stuck on how to teach about Inherited Traits? This unit plan contains easy-prep, scripted lesson plans, with a PowerPoint and nonfiction read-aloud included with every lesson.

Last week I taught a cub scouts group (ages 8-9) about genealogy. I wanted to connect with their interests, so I decided to talk about science. I brought this book with me: The One and Only Me: A B…

Check out this hands on art activity that helps your students explore and understand inherited traits.

Need to find ways to tie NGSS standards into your school day? Let the Science School Yard help you make science child's play with this fun insect connection!

Engaging inherited traits activities, lessons and experiments to teach inheritance and variation of traits in third grade science.

This is a simple poster to show/review instinct, inherited traits, acquired traits, and learned behaviors. Herbal Medicine Garden

Inherited Traits/ Behaviors Anchor Chart