It's time for animal and plant traits! These activities are low-to-no prep, full of fun, and engaging that will get your students excited about learning about the characteristics of plants and animals.

The fun and engaging worksheets are a great addition to any science unit. Each worksheet transforms your class into an exploratory classroom. Using this material, your students will gain a better understanding of animal and plant characteristics. The informational pages included provides a handy guide for teachers when teaching this unit. The worksheets engage the mind while reinforcing student understanding through activities such as multiple choice questions, investigating activities, writing activities, and more! The answer key is included!

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This Activity aligns with Next Generation Science Standards:

• SC.4.L.16.2 Explain that although characteristics of plants and animals are inherited, some characteristics can be affected by the environment.

They can complete the activities on paper or on a computer using Google Classroom. This resource is divided into the following sections, and within each section are ready-to-print resources and engaging activities:

Introduction to Animal and Plant Traits

It has a brief history of the subject, with an overview of all the most important points. It also includes diagrams and illustrations to help illustrate what they're learning and make it more fun. 

Engaging Activities

✍ Cut out each picture and glue them to the correct column: Plants and animals

✍ Name physical and behavioral traits each animal might inherit from its parents

✍ Identify the inherited and acquired traits of each plant

✍ Identify if each animal trait is inherited or acquired

✍ Identify if each plant trait is inherited or acquired

✍ Multiple choice questions

✍ Complete the diagram: Animal trait and plant trait

✍ Animal scavenger hunt

✍ Leaf scavenger hunt: Find it & stick it

✍ Animal reporting

✍ Leaf reporting

✍ I spy animals: Find and count

✍ I spy leaves: Find and count

✍ Identify if each statement is true or false

Answer Key to Activities

All Science Activities include an answer key that is available as PDF and Google Slides. The answer key is a valuable resource to use in the classroom, or at home, as they help students learn how to explain their answers, check if their explanations are correct, and improve their scientific knowledge and thinking skills.

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