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Where do I get my spots, my stripes, my curly hair? A journey to explore inherited traits. Engage 3.10b

Traits are characteristics Traits are what we can see on the animal What is a trait? Traits are characteristics Traits are what we can see on the animal

What is a trait? Traits are things like Stripes Brown fur Eight legs Two eyes Floppy ears …and so on

What is a trait? If traits are characteristics that we can see… What are some traits these animals have?

Where do traits come from? For instance, this puppy does not look like the adult dog!

Where do traits come from? Traits are inherited.

Where do traits come from? So what do their parents look like?

Parents will have similar traits…

The parents will have similar traits that are passed on to their offspring!

Now that we know that traits are inherited from parents. So with that knowledge…

Now that we know that traits are inherited from parents. Let’s identify some inherited traits! Remember, you must be able to see them…let’s go!

Identify some inherited traits. What will the parents pass along to the offspring?

Identify some inherited traits. What will the parents pass along to the offspring? Fins Blue Color Tail

Identify some inherited traits. What will the parents pass along to the offspring? What else?

Identify some inherited traits:

Identify some inherited traits: Scales Tail Claws

Identify some inherited traits: What else??

Identify some inherited traits: What will the parent pass along to the offspring? Now YOU identify traits you can see that will be passed on from parent to offspring.

Identify some inherited traits: What will the parent pass along to the offspring?

Now you know that parents pass traits on to their offspring. Inherited Traits Now you know that parents pass traits on to their offspring.

Can you name a few that you see? Inherited Traits Can you name a few that you see?