3rd grade trait simulation

pic collage of 3rd graders coming up with traits an animal needs for certain situations

Students are reading scenario cards and choosing 4 inherited traits and 1 acquired traits that would help a fictitious animal in the scenario. For example, one card says the animal will face cold weather. The students chose fur and floppy ears to help it survive. Learning what traits are better in certain circumstances helps us learn why there are animals only in specific habitats.