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Traits: inherited and environmental

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Organisms & Life Processes|Ages 8—9|ID: mt_Tls5qJ4p0L

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment as well as inheritance

Mastery Evidence

  • Explain that traits result from both inheritance and environmental factors
  • Give examples of environmental influence on traits (e.g. sunlight affects plant growth, diet affects animal size)
  • Distinguish between inherited traits (e.g. eye colour) and environmentally influenced traits (e.g. muscle strength from exercise)

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] explain why two identical seeds might grow into different-sized plants if one gets more sunlight than the other?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

3-LS3-2Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5codes only
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Prerequisites2

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  • Inherited characteristics hard

    Must understand inherited traits before learning environment also influences traits

    • Inheritance Vocabulary hard

      Analysing data about inherited traits requires 'inherited characteristic', 'variation', and 'offspring' vocabulary

  • Inheritance Vocabulary hard

    Distinguishing environmental from genetic influences on traits requires 'inherited', 'acquired', and 'genetic' vocabulary

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