This science unit is designed to engage students in hands-on learning that builds their understanding of inherited traits. It includes an easy-to-implement lesson slide deck that uses scientific inquiry and direct instruction to introduce the topic. During the lesson, students take notes to reinforce their learning. The discovery activity provides students with the opportunity to apply what they have learned. The reading passage provides students with additional information about the topic and allows students to practice ELA skills. The formative assessment includes a variety of question types that allow students to demonstrate their mastery of the unit.

Included in the downloadable files:

1. Unit Guide
2. Lesson Slide Deck & Notes
3. Vocabulary Posters & Graphic Organizer
4. Reading Passage
5. Discovery Activity
6. Assessment

Included for Google Drive:

• Google Slides Slide Deck
• Student Discovery Activity Pages
• Vocabulary Organizer
• Reading Passage with Audio Read Aloud
• Self-Grading Assessment

Standards:

• 3-LS3-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.