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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.3 (optional)
Daily Written Reflection
Look at pages 3233 in your notebook. Describe a pattern of traits between
parents and offspring that you read about organisms in Handbook of Traits.
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Make a drawing if it helps you explain your thinking. Label your drawing.
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.3 (optional)
Directions:
1. Before reading The Code, read the sentences below.
2. If you agree with the sentence, write an “A” on the line before the
sentence.
3. If you disagree with the sentence, write a “D” on the line before the
sentence.
4. After you read the book, see if your ideas have changed. Be ready to
explain your thinking.
________ Genes tell your body what color to make your eyes and hair.
________ All humans have some of the same genes.
________ Babies look exactly the same as their parents.
________ Humans have many of the same traits because they have many
of the same genes.
________ Only humans have genes.
Getting Ready to Read: The Code
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.3
Directions:
1. As you read the book, record questions you have in Column 1.
2. If you find the answers to your questions as you read, record your
answers in Column 2. Be sure to include the page number from the
book where you found the information so you can discuss these ideas
with the class.
3. In Column 3, record other ways you could investigate your questions.
Question Information from
the book that helps
answer my question
Other ways to
investigate my
question
Page:
Page:
Page:
Asking Questions When Reading: The Code
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Multiple Meaning Words: The Code
Directions:
Some words can mean more than one thing. For each word in the table:
1. Read the sentence from the book The Code that uses the word.
2. Read the two meanings the word can have.
3. Decide which meaning the word has in the sentence from the book and
circle that meaning in the table.
Word Sentence from the book Meaning 1 Meaning 2
face How are these faces
similar?
to position
yourself
with your
body toward
something
the front part of
a persons head
live Some of us live with our
birth parents.
not dead to stay in a place
passed Even if we never meet
our birth parents, they
have passed traits
down to us.
gave something
from one person
to another
decided not to
do something
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.3 (optional)
Turn to page 7 in The Code and read the text again. The text says that
traits such as hair color, eye color, having eyes, having a mouth, and having
a nose can be inherited traits. What are some other traits that you think are
inherited?
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Reading Reflection: The Code
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