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Make observations that plants and animals closely resemble their parents, but variations exist among individuals within a population.
Standard #: SC.1.L.16.1
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General Information
Subject Area: Science
Grade: 1
Body of Knowledge: Life Science
Big Idea: Heredity and Reproduction -

A. Offspring of plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents or each other.

B. Life cycles vary among organisms, but reproduction is a major stage in the life cycle of all organisms.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Content Complexity Rating: Level 1: Recall - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved
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Original Student Tutorial
  • Babies at the Zoo! # Learn about the offspring of plants and animals, make observations of physical features of parents and new babies, and identify variation between plants and animals at the CPALMS Zoo in this interactive tutorial.   
Teaching Idea
  • Same Yet Different # As a result of this activity, students will understand that there are differences among the same kinds of plants and animals.
Unit/Lesson Sequences
  • Tracking Growth and Comparing Offspring # In "How Do We Grow," students are asked to bring in pictures of themselves as infants and as they look now. Teachers record height and weight measurements (ideally at the beginning and end of the year) to illustrate how the students change and grow throughout the year; discussion is centered on the needs for growth and similarities and differences between the students and their parents. In "Comparing Parents," using pictures of animal babies and adults, students play a game and discuss how babies change to look more or less like their parents.
  • Learning About Mealworms # In this unit, students learn about metamorphosis and how animals change from birth to the adult stage through observing and collecting data as mealworm larvae progress through their life cycle to the adult stage (beetles).
Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades K-8
  • Babies at the Zoo! # Learn about the offspring of plants and animals, make observations of physical features of parents and new babies, and identify variation between plants and animals at the CPALMS Zoo in this interactive tutorial.   
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