Help your students differentiate between inherited and acquired traits, instincts, and learned behaviors with a printable science anchor chart and note-taking organizer.
Inherited? Acquired? Learned? Instinct? Which is Which?
Are your students struggling through your science unit in Animal traits and behaviors? They’re not alone. Even as adults (and educators), we still sometimes find it difficult to determine whether a specific animal or human trait is inherited, acquired, learned, or if it is a basic animal instinct. If we need a reminder and examples to help us muddle through, your students definitely need one, too! That’s where our newest resource, the Animal Traits and Behaviors Anchor Chart, comes in!
Animal Traits Anchor Chart and Note-Taking Organizer
This science printable is the perfect tool for your students to use as a quick reference tool when determining whether an animal trait is inherited, acquired, learned, or an animal instinct. This anchor chart includes explanations of each trait/behavior type, along with
- An example of an inherited trait
- An example of an acquired trait
- An example of a learned behavior
- An example of an animal instinct
Attached to this animal traits anchor chart, we have also included a student-facing note-taking organizer to record their learning and write down examples of different animal traits and behaviors for each group.
This resource makes the perfect insert for your students’ science notebooks or as a daily reference chart hung in the classroom. We have included both full-color and black and white versions for your convenience.
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This resource was created by Brittany Kellogg, a teacher in Ohio and Teach Starter Collaborator.
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