Copying What Already Works is a free printable Grade 1 science worksheet on solving a human problem by mimicking a plant or animal part, aligned to Common Core standard 1-LS1-1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 10 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Copying What Already Works
1-LS1-1
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Draw a line from each living thing to what it inspired.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A cactus spine
A bird's wing
A mole's wide front paws
A gecko's sticky toes
A.The curved wing of an aeroplane
B.Barbed wire that keeps animals out
C.A digging spade with a broad blade
D.A pad that grips a smooth wall
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A beetle's hard shell
A duck's webbed foot
A burr that sticks to fur
A leaf that sheds rain
A.Swimming flippers, to push more water
B.Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe
C.A raincoat that water runs off
D.A hard hat that protects your head
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Answer key — Copying What Already Works
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A cactus spine — B (Barbed wire that keeps animals out) 2. A bird's wing — A (The curved wing of an aeroplane) 3. A mole's wide front paws — C (A digging spade with a broad blade) 4. A gecko's sticky toes — D (A pad that grips a smooth wall)
2.1. A beetle's hard shell — D (A hard hat that protects your head) 2. A duck's webbed foot — A (Swimming flippers, to push more water) 3. A burr that sticks to fur — B (Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe) 4. A leaf that sheds rain — C (A raincoat that water runs off)
More practice for 1-LS1-1
Solve a human problem by copying a body part that helps a plant or animal survive.
Teaching this next? Copying What Already Works is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.