Post on 27-May-2020
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What do you think the word “characteristic” means?
• A characteristic is a feature of an organism. It can be something we can see (like hair colour) or something we can’t see (like blood group).
• All humans have different combinations of characteristics, meaning we all look different.
• This difference in our characteristics is called variation.
Have a look at the person next to you.
• Can you identify some of their characteristics?
• Are they the same as yours or different?
• Some of our features are determined by how we live and the choices we make - for example, what we eat and how much we exercise.
• These are environmental characteristics.
• Some characteristics can be both - for example, height, weight, intelligence and personality. Watch this video (up to 4 ½ mins).
• Have a look at the list of characteristics on the right.
• Decide in pairs whether they’re inherited, environmental or both.
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What Characteristics?
What if they had a child...?
What if they had a child...?
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