Discovering Traits in Living Things
A fun journey exploring what makes living things special Grade 1 Science Adventure
What Do You Notice?
Look around the room at your friends What makes each person special? What do you see that's the same? Different?
What is a Trait?
A trait is something special we can see about living things Like your eye color or hair Like a flower's color or shape Every living thing has many traits!
Traits in Animals
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Traits in Plants
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Mirror Time - Discover Your Traits!
Look in your mirror carefully What color are your eyes? What does your hair look like? Draw or write about what you see
Respectful Observation
Look carefully at three friends Use kind words only Notice: eye color, hair, height Everyone is special and unique!
What Did You Discover?
What traits did you find in yourself? What traits did you notice in friends? Were any traits the same? Different? Why do you think we all look different?
Remember This Important Idea
Traits make every living thing special and unique! We all have traits that are similar to others We all have traits that make us different That's what makes life interesting!
Great Job, Trait Detectives!
Today you learned what traits are You discovered traits in yourself and friends You found traits in plants and animals Next time: Why do you look like your family?