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 7 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 mole's wide front paws
A burr that sticks to fur
A duck's webbed foot
A.A raincoat that water runs off
B.Swimming flippers, to push more water
C.A digging spade with a broad blade
D.Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A beetle's hard shell
A cactus spine
A bird's wing
A gecko's sticky toes
A.A hard hat that protects your head
B.A pad that grips a smooth wall
C.Barbed wire that keeps animals out
D.The curved wing of an aeroplane
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Answer key — Copying What Already Works
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A leaf that sheds rain — A (A raincoat that water runs off) 2. A mole's wide front paws — C (A digging spade with a broad blade) 3. A burr that sticks to fur — D (Hook-and-loop fastening on a shoe) 4. A duck's webbed foot — B (Swimming flippers, to push more water)
2.1. A beetle's hard shell — A (A hard hat that protects your head) 2. A cactus spine — C (Barbed wire that keeps animals out) 3. A bird's wing — D (The curved wing of an aeroplane) 4. A gecko's sticky toes — B (A pad that grips a smooth wall)
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.