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 5 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 leaf that sheds rain
A beetle's hard shell
A bird's wing
A gecko's sticky toes
A.A raincoat that water runs off
B.A hard hat that protects your head
C.The curved wing of an aeroplane
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 duck's webbed foot
A burr that sticks to fur
A cactus spine
A.A digging spade with a broad blade
B.Barbed wire that keeps animals out
C.Swimming flippers, to push more water
D.Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe
LessonPrint · 1-LS1-1 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Copying What Already Works
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A leaf that sheds rain — A (A raincoat that water runs off) 2. A beetle's hard shell — B (A hard hat that protects your head) 3. A bird's wing — C (The curved wing of an aeroplane) 4. A gecko's sticky toes — D (A pad that grips a smooth wall)
2.1. A mole's wide front paws — A (A digging spade with a broad blade) 2. A duck's webbed foot — C (Swimming flippers, to push more water) 3. A burr that sticks to fur — D (Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe) 4. A cactus spine — B (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.