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