Where do I get my spots,
my stripes, my curly hair?
A JOURNEY TO EXPLORE INHERITED
TRAITS.
ENGAGE 3.10B
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?
Inherited Traits
NOW YOU KNOW THAT
PARENTS PASS TRAITS ON
TO THEIR OFFSPRING.
Inherited Traits
CAN YOU NAME A FEW THAT
YOU SEE?