3-LS3-2 lessons
Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
The Next Generation Science Standards code 3-LS3-2 asks students to: “Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.” These Fieldbook lesson teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials, a printable teacher guide and a student sheet.
Like Parent, Like Baby? Traits and Families Grades 1–3
- Can where you live change how you look? 45–60 min
Teams walk a trail of five case files: bean plants grown in sun and in the dark, pink flamingos and their food, hydrangeas in different soils, a Siamese cat's cool paws and two puppies fed differently. They sort each trait as inherited, changed by the surroundings, or both, and use the evidence to explain that the environment can change traits.
NGSS is used as written in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming, so the code 3-LS3-2 matches there. Other states word and number their own versions: see curriculum alignment for your state's codes.
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