Traits of Parents and Offspring Investigation Kit

In this investigation, students figure out how similar animal and plant offspring are to each of their parents. The kit includes all the materials students will need to design and carry out an investigation in the 3rd-grade science book (NGSS Edition).  Each kit contains enough materials for six groups of students.  Materials: Two Parents and three offspring of each of the following species: Two Dogs Two Cats​ Two Guinea Pigs  Two Birds Three Plants Alignment with Academic Standards for Science  Source  Code  Standard  NGSS  3-LS3-1  Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.    Core Idea(s)  ELS5: Inheritance and Variation of Traits   Practices  SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems  SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations   SEP4: Analyzing and interpr