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Grade 5 Science · World 4: Trait Trail · Level 28
Acquired Traits
Identify traits gained during life, such as a scar or strong muscles.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 28
- Acquired traits are gained during life. A dog's scar and a racehorse's muscles weren't there at birth.
- The environment can cause them. Storms bend a tree, and a flamingo's food turns its feathers pink.
- Acquired traits aren't passed on. A cat that loses part of its tail still has kittens with normal tails.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S5L2.b — Ask questions to compare and contrast inherited and acquired physical traits. (Clarification statement: Punnett squares and genetics are taught in future grades.)