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Teaching Helpful traits

Helpful traits

Animals can have different traits that are helpful to them. If a trait is helpful, it helps an animal survive or reproduce. Some individual organisms in a population may have more helpful traits than others. Traits are not always helpful to an organism.

Core Knowledge Foundation

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Which traits are helpful to organisms and which are not?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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