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

3-LS#-2:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

Learners display curiosity and initiative by:

1. Formulating questions about a personal interest or a curricular topic.

2. Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.

Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by:

1. Continually seeking knowledge.

2. Engaging in sustained inquiry.

Learners act on an information need by:

1. Determining the need to gather information.

2. Identifying possible sources of information.

3. Making critical choices about information sources to use.

Learners follow ethical and legal guidelines for gathering and using information by:

1. Responsibly applying information, technology, and media to learning.

2. Understanding the ethical use of information, technology, and media.

Citation:

ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association. (2018). National school library standards for learners, school librarians, and school libraries. Chicago.

“Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits.” Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits | Iowa Core, 2020, iowacore.gov/iowa-core/subject/science/3/life-science/heredity%3A-inheritance-and-variation-of-traits.