Animal Adaptations Game
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This learning resource is available in interactive and printable formats. The interactive worksshet can be played online and assigned to students. The Printable PDF version can be downloaded and printed for completion by hand.
Sort these words into categories based on whether animal traits are inherited or influenced by the environment.
Environment EffectsInherited TraitsChangeable Featuresfur thicknessmuscle sizesun tanbone strengthbody weighteye shapewing patternblood typescale colorbeak shapeseasonal coatwinter furABOUT THIS GAME
This NGSS-aligned word sort activity focuses on how animal traits are influenced by both genetics and environmental factors. Students sort 12 different animal characteristics into three categories: Environment Effects, Inherited Traits, and Changeable Features. The activity helps students understand how animals' physical characteristics can be either fixed by genetics or modified by environmental conditions. Students learn to identify which traits are passed down through generations and which can change based on environmental factors like temperature, nutrition, and seasonal changes. This classification exercise reinforces the concept that animal traits are determined by a combination of inheritance and environment.
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Workybooks
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Workybooks Team
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RELATED TAGS
animal traits
environmental adaptation
inherited features
animal genetics
NGSS activities
biological response
