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Inherited Traits, Variation of Traits, and Mutations in a Third Grade Science Project
Inherited Traits, Variation of Traits, and Mutations in a Third Grade Science Project
Stop avoiding teaching heredity and genetics.
Grab this NGSS Inherited Traits Project instead!
Your students will LOVE discovering variations of traits and mutations with this hands-on tiger project!
STORY: Meet Morty the Tiger and his brand new baby sister, who was born with a special mutation (white stripes).
SCIENCE: Deep-dive into traits with definitions and examples in the animal and plant world.
PROJECT: Then play around with stripes, color, and size of the cubs and figure out what the parents must have looked like.
ART: Design and draw your tiger cub with directed drawing pages and prompts.
What's included?
-1 NGSS-aligned project
-3 Learning Pages
-2 Exit Tickets (animal and plants)
-Teacher Guide
-Student Guide
-Project Explanation
-Answer Keys
-Directed Drawing Pages
What standard is completed?
-NGSS 3-LS3-1
-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.
Hope you enjoy!
-Abbey Allen
Owner & Designer of ARTventurous Animals