Parent and Offspring Body Coverings and Writing Task

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Parent and Offspring Tasks

Task One: Write fur, feathers, or scales in column three to identify one characteristic that is transmitted from each parent to its offspring.

Parent	Offspring	Write fur, feathers, or scales to identify one characteristic that is transmitted from each parent to its offspring.
chicken	chick
cat	kitten
goldfish	goldfish
turtle	turtle
parrot	parrot

Task Two:  Draw a three column chart to identify the body coverings for three animals.  Label column one as fur.  Label column two as feathers. Label column three as scales.  Draw and label one animal with fur in column one.  Draw and label one animal with feathers in column two.  Draw and label one animal with scales in column three.

Task Three: Read a book about one animal.  Write a paragraph about one animal that explains the characteristics that are transmitted from the parent to its offspring.  Explain how the transmitted characteristics help the parent animal and its offspring survive.

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