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 17 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 bird's wing
A duck's webbed foot
A cactus spine
A gecko's sticky toes
A.The curved wing of an aeroplane
B.Barbed wire that keeps animals out
C.Swimming flippers, to push more water
D.A pad that grips a smooth wall
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A mole's wide front paws
A beetle's hard shell
A leaf that sheds rain
A burr that sticks to fur
A.A hard hat that protects your head
B.Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe
C.A digging spade with a broad blade
D.A raincoat that water runs off
LessonPrint · 1-LS1-1 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Copying What Already Works
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A bird's wing — A (The curved wing of an aeroplane) 2. A duck's webbed foot — C (Swimming flippers, to push more water) 3. A cactus spine — B (Barbed wire that keeps animals out) 4. A gecko's sticky toes — D (A pad that grips a smooth wall)
2.1. A mole's wide front paws — C (A digging spade with a broad blade) 2. A beetle's hard shell — A (A hard hat that protects your head) 3. A leaf that sheds rain — D (A raincoat that water runs off) 4. A burr that sticks to fur — B (Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe)
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.