🔬 3rd Grade Science · Unit 2

Traits

16 short narrated lessons in 3 chapters, each with pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and an explanation for every answer.

Standards: 3-LS3-1 3-LS3-2 3-LS4-2

3rd Grade Science · 5 units

What your child will learn

What Is a Trait?Explain that a trait is a feature of a living thing, like fur color or leaf shape.
Traits from ParentsExplain that young plants and animals inherit many traits from their parents.
Plant TraitsIdentify inherited traits in plants such as flower color, leaf shape and height.
No Two Puppies Are AlikeExplain that animals in the same family can have different traits (variation).
Inherited Traits Review ReviewReview what traits are and how they pass from parents to young.

Inherited or Learned?Tell the difference between inherited traits and things an animal learns or a person practices.
Plants, Sunlight and WaterExplain how the amount of sunlight and water can change how tall and healthy a plant grows.
Food and How Animals GrowExplain how the food an animal eats can change its size and health.
Why Flamingos Are PinkExplain that flamingos turn pink from the food they eat, an example of the environment changing a trait.
Environment and Traits Review ReviewReview how both parents and the environment shape a living thing's traits.

CamouflageExplain how colors and patterns help animals hide from predators or sneak up on prey.
Standing Out to Find a MateExplain how bright colors or displays, like a peacock's tail, help animals find mates.
Faster, Stronger, Better HiddenExplain how small differences between animals of the same kind can help some survive better.
Plant DefensesDescribe how thorns, spines and bad tastes help plants survive.
Survival Traits Review ReviewReview how different traits give some living things an advantage.
Unit 2 Test: TraitsShow what you learned in the whole unit (Inherited traits, The environment shapes traits, Differences that help survival) by answering mixed questions.

From the lesson “What Is a Trait?”

What is a trait?

Show the answer

A feature of a living thing. A trait is a feature of a living thing, like its fur color, ear shape, or leaf shape.

Hint kids see after a wrong try: “Think about a zebra's stripes.”

Narrated lessons, pictures and quizzes for every grade from K to 8. Works offline.