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Can you predict what an animal's babies will look like?
Animal Superpowers Unit | Lesson 2 of 5
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Can you predict what an animal's babies will look like?

Animal Superpowers Unit | Lesson 2 of 5
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DISCUSS:
What do you think one of Otis and Ona’s puppies will look like?
Why do you think that?
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DISCUSS:
Compare Otis and Ona. Which traits are SIMILAR? Which
traits are DIFFERENT?
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DISCUSS:
What kind of fur do you think Otis and Ona’s puppies will have?
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You’ll work with a partner.
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Get your supplies.
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Use a crayon to color Archie’s eyes brown and Bella’s eyes blue.
Then, use a crayon to color Archie’s fur yellow and Bella’s fur brown.
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Discuss.
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Here’s how the Coin Cup works.
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Let’s practice! Make sure the coin is in the cup. Place your hand over
the opening. Then, shake the cup for 5 seconds. When you’re done,
look inside the cup to see the coin.
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Make sure the coin is in the cup. Cover the opening with your hand.
Shake the cup for 5 seconds. Then, look in the cup. Based on the
coin, circle either “floppy” or “pointy” on your worksheet.
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Draw the ears of your Possible Puppy.
If you circled floppy, draw floppy ears on your puppy.
If you circled pointy, draw pointy ears on your puppy.
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Shake the coin for 5 seconds. Look inside and circle what you see.
If you circled curly, draw a curly tail on your puppy.
If you circled straight, draw a straight tail on your puppy.
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Shake the coin for 5 seconds. Look inside and circle what you see.
If you circled brown, color your puppy’s eyes brown.
If you circled blue, color your puppy’s eyes blue.
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Shake the coin for 5 seconds. Look inside and circle what you see.
If you circled yellow, color your puppy’s fur yellow.
If you circled brown, color your puppy’s fur brown.
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Shake the coin for 5 seconds. Look inside and circle what you see.
If you circled big, color big black spots on your puppy.
If you circled little, color little black spots on your puppy.
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You can stay seated or stand up.
Make sure you can see your Possible Puppy drawing!
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Look at the traits of YOUR Possible Puppy.
Follow along and show the class what YOUR puppy looks like!
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Give your puppy a name and write it here.
Then, discuss:
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Place the Parents worksheet next to the Puppy worksheet.
Discuss. Then circle the answer on your Puppy worksheet.
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Discuss:
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DISCUSS: (1 of 2)
Does Marianne have any traits that are SIMILAR to those of her dad and mom?
Does she have any traits that are DIFFERENT?
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DISCUSS: (2 of 2)
Does Marianne have any traits that are SIMILAR to those of her brother and
sister? Does she have any traits that are DIFFERENT?
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offspring


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babies
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trait


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something you can observe about a living thing, such as the ears of a dog
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similar


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somewhat the same
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different


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not the same
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predict


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to guess what will happen based on things you know
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variation


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differences in a trait, such as the floppy or pointy ears of a dog
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observe


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to pay close attention to something
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“Students loved it and were SUPER engaged with penny part to pick the variation.”
· Sarah · Teacher
“Students loved seeing what their puppy would look like. It was a great interactive activity. ”
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Lesson narration:
English Spanish

Lesson details

Grade 1

Animal Traits & Survival

Offspring Trait Variation

Activity Prep

Print Prep
In this lesson, students gather evidence that animal offspring look like, but not exactly like, their parents. In the activity, Possible Puppies, students play a game that models how puppies look similar to their parents, but each puppy can vary in many ways.
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I don't have a Mystery Pack
In your Mystery Pack Lesson Bag
Cups (Dixie 3 oz) 1 cup per student
Not included in your Mystery Pack
Possible Puppy printout 1 per student
Puppy Parents printout 1 per student
Crayons

We suggest each student has black, brown, yellow, blue, and pink crayons.

 5 crayons per student
Pennies

We suggest using pennies, but any small coin should work.

 1 coin per student
Prep Instructions

We suggest students work in pairs.

Prepare Your Coin Cups

Place one penny in each cup to make it easier to distribute these supplies.

Standards

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Exploration

10 mins

Hands-On Activity

30 mins

Wrap-Up

15 mins

Lesson details

Grade 1

Animal Traits & Survival

Offspring Trait Variation

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