1st Grade Science Lesson Heredity and Traits STEM Activity

Learn about Animal Inheritance and Variation of Traits between parents and offspring with this First Grade STEM Challenge that connects to the Read Aloud Where's My Mom? by Julia Donaldson.

Scientists explore the world around them. They see that plants and animals can look similar to their parents. Just like students might look similar to their family members.

In this First Grade STEM Challenge, they investigate animal parents and their offspring. They use a Venn diagram to explain the way animal parents and their offspring can be the same or different. Students also play a game, watch a video, and draw some pictures.

This First Grade STEM activity aligns with NGSS Life Science Standards for First Grade but can be used in 2nd and 3rd grade too.

Material List:

• crayons
• paper
• pencils and STEM journals
• Where’s My Mom? by Julia Donaldson

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions
• Student STEM Journal
• Student Instructions
• STEM Activity
• Vocabulary Words (Parent, Offspring, Characteristics)
• Student Reflection Sheet
• Rubric

Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!

Learning Objective
I can make observations about how young plants and animals are similar to their parents.

Read-aloud connection: Where's My Mom?.

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