1. Animals Week 8 Directions 1.Prepare your desk for science. 2.Use voice level 2 (conversation) to discuss this question: Has anyone ever told you that you look like your mom or dad? Share some examples with your tablemates. If you have OLD homework or quizzes to turn in, please put them on the desk up front.

2. Targets & Warm Up Targets: Students will distinguish between inherited traits and learned behaviors. Warm Up: What does it mean when something is inherited? What does it mean when something is learned?

3. Inherit vs. Learn Inherit: to have a characteristic because of the genes that you get from your parents when you are born Learn: to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience

4. Table of Contents DateTitlePage Inherited Traits vs. Learned Behavior 21 Once you are finished with the Table of Contents, go to page 21 and add the title and date to the top of the page.

5. This family has inherited traits. What do you think inherited traits are?

6. Inherited Traits Inherited trait: A characteristic a living thing possesses that is passed down from their parents.

7. Inherited Traits Eye color Shape of nose Hair color Number of legsBody markingsShape of teeth

8. What inherited traits do you see?

9. This sea lion is showing a learned behavior. What do you think a learned behavior is?

10. Learned Behaviors Learned behaviors: Behaviors that are learned from the environment in which the living thing lives.

11. Learned Behaviors Reading a bookDoing tricksPlaying an instrument Talking Playing sports Fetching a ball

12. What learned behaviors do you see?

13. Video Note: A synonym for learned is acquired.

14. Inherited Trait or Learned Behavior? 1.A dolphin has lungs to breathe. 2.A bird finds a safe place to build a nest. 3.A person has green eyes. 4.A dog sits when its owner says, “Sit!” 5.A brown calf has brown parents.

15. Group Activity Directions: 1.Place the cards face down in a stack. 2.Draw one card at a time and read the phrase out loud. 3.Decide whether the card is an inherited trait or learned behavior and share an explanation for the decision. 4.Place the card in the correct pile. 5.Continue until all the cards have been used up. Finished early? Share your own examples of inherited traits vs. learned behaviors.

16. Inherited TraitLearned Behavior

17. Reflection Question Think about yourself. What are some inherited traits that you possess? What are some learned behaviors you show?

18. Targets (Revisited) Students will distinguish between inherited traits and learned behaviors.

19. Homework SubjectHomeworkDue Date ScienceNone