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Why do family members look alike?

Plant & Animal Superpowers Unit
Lesson 5 of 6
Inheritance & Variation of Traits
4.6 (3968 reviews)
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observe


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to pay close attention to something
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trait


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something you can observe about a living thing, such as the pointy beak of a bird
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Why do family members look alike?
Plant & Animal Superpowers Unit
Lesson 5 of 6
Inheritance & Variation of Traits
4.6 (3968 reviews)

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“Love the live action video to reinforce the story!”
· Maggie · Teacher
“Students were engaged with the story. They LOVED the videos. It taught them about inherited traits at a child friendly level.”
· Alexandra · Teacher
“The best part was the matching activity. The students had fun making animal sounds while trying to find an animal adult and baby.”
· Antonio · Teacher
“The read a-long was great!! We did a lot of stopping to discuss other animals and family features:)”
· April · Teacher
“Students read along out loud, and they were engaged in the ideas. ”
· Sarah · Teacher
“The match up game was a lot of fun. The students loved the videos - especially the shrews.”
· Julia · Teacher
“The students love that there are videos within the story. We loved reading and discussing this book.”
· Candy · Teacher
“This lesson sparked great conversation! The students had a good time thinking about where their ears, eyes, nose, and mouths came from!”
· Kelly · Teacher
“Interactive video, age appropriate activities. ”
· Michael · Teacher
“Great way to introduce hereditary traits!”
· · Teacher
“I liked that it got them moving!”
· Carly · Teacher
“The kids really began to understand where children/offspring get their traits from. It helped clear up a lot of misconceptions. They also applied the lesson to themselves and discussed in what ways they look like their parents.”
· Audrey · Teacher
“Loved it! Lots of discussion about whom they look like and reasons why.”
· Mavie · Teacher
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In this Read-Along lesson, Amy notices that baby animals look a lot like the adults in their families—and then discovers that she does, too! The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting like farm animals.
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