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 20 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 duck's webbed foot
A burr that sticks to fur
A leaf that sheds rain
A mole's wide front paws
A.A digging spade with a broad blade
B.A raincoat that water runs off
C.Swimming flippers, to push more water
D.Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A beetle's hard shell
A gecko's sticky toes
A cactus spine
A bird's wing
A.The curved wing of an aeroplane
B.A hard hat that protects your head
C.Barbed wire that keeps animals out
D.A pad that grips a smooth wall
LessonPrint · 1-LS1-1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Copying What Already Works
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A duck's webbed foot — C (Swimming flippers, to push more water) 2. A burr that sticks to fur — D (Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe) 3. A leaf that sheds rain — B (A raincoat that water runs off) 4. A mole's wide front paws — A (A digging spade with a broad blade)
2.1. A beetle's hard shell — B (A hard hat that protects your head) 2. A gecko's sticky toes — D (A pad that grips a smooth wall) 3. A cactus spine — C (Barbed wire that keeps animals out) 4. A bird's wing — A (The curved wing of an aeroplane)
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.