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Offspring resemble parents

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Organisms & Life Processes|Ages 6—11|ID: mt_cEzX5r7kp0

Observe that young plants and animals resemble their parents but are not identical, recognising inherited similarities and individual differences

Mastery Evidence

  • Describe at least three features that offspring inherit from parents (e.g. eye colour, petal colour, fur type)
  • Explain that offspring are similar to parents but not identical copies
  • Give examples from both plants and animals showing resemblance with variation

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] look at a family photo and point out features children share with their parents, while also noticing how each child looks a bit different?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

1-LS3-1Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5codes only
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Y6.Sci.EI.2The national curriculum in England
Offspring vary and are not identical to parents

recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents

Science · Key Stage 2

Prerequisites3

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  • Inherited characteristics hard

    Must observe parent-offspring resemblance before analysing inherited traits with data

    • Inheritance Vocabulary hard

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

  • Animal Life Stages hard

    Must know offspring grow into adults before observing parent-offspring similarities and differences

  • How Animals Have Babies soft

    Animal babies looking different from parents connects to curriculum offspring resemblance topic

    • Animals Everywhere hard

      Animal babies builds on knowing animals live in diverse environments

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