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