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Grade 5 Science · World 4: Trait Trail · Level 24
Instincts
Identify behaviors animals are born knowing, such as spider webs and sea turtles heading to the ocean.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 24
- Welcome to the Trait Trail! An instinct is a behavior an animal is born knowing. No one teaches it.
- A spider spins a perfect web the first time. Newly hatched sea turtles crawl toward the ocean with no parent to show them.
- Instincts help animals survive from the very start, like finding food, escaping danger, and migrating.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S5L2.a — Ask questions to compare and contrast instincts and learned behaviors.