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Dance Ribbons That Stay Put

Design ribbon-band fasteners for a city dance studio using plant and animal parts as models. Compare test data and improve a design.

Grade 1ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1-LS1-1

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 NGSS standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 13 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Science
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students connect burr hooks and cat claws to the jobs these outside parts do.
  • Students use plant and animal features to design a ribbon-band fastener.
  • Students compare test results and improve a design to meet two goals.

How to use

Read the text and questions aloud. Help students read the graph scale. Students can explain their drawings aloud and dictate the final answer.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

1-LS1-1

Use how plants and animals use their outside parts to survive to design a solution to a human problem.

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Dance Ribbons That Stay Put

Use ideas from nature to design and test a ribbon band.

Look for Nature's Ideas

Listen to the story. Think about how outside parts help living things.

Ribbons at the Dance Studio

In a busy city neighborhood, dancers meet at a dance studio. They wear ribbon bands over their sleeves. The bands pop open as they move. The dancers need bands that stay shut without snagging their sleeves.

A burdock plant grows seed burrs with tiny bent hooks. The hooks catch animal fur. Seeds ride to new places where they can grow.

A cat has curved claws. The claws catch rough bark as the cat climbs away from danger.

The class has cloth, paper tape, string, and hook strips. They will make model bands and test them on a cloth-covered tube, not a person.

1.
Match each outside part to the job it helps do.
  1. Burr hooks
  2. Cat claws
  1. A. Help an animal climb away from danger
  2. B. Help seeds travel to new growing places
2.
How are the hooks and claws alike in the story?
  • A. Both carry seeds to new places.
  • B. Both hold a plant up toward light.
  • C. Both catch on another surface.
  • D. Both make a soft body covering.

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