Inherited characteristics
Analyse 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
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If your child measures the height of all the sunflowers in the garden, can they see that they're all sunflowers but each one is a slightly different height?
Analyse 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
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- Define inherited traits as characteristics passed from parents to offspring
- Collect or interpret data showing variation within a group (e.g. different heights, colours, sizes)
- Explain that while traits are inherited, there is natural variation among individuals of the same species
“If your child measures the height of all the sunflowers in the garden, can they see that they're all sunflowers but each one is a slightly different height?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 8–9
Standards