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Family Features on Magnolia Walk

Use observations of squirrels and magnolias in a city park to compare young living things with their parents.

Grade 1ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1-LS3-1

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students compare features of young squirrels and magnolias with features of their parents.
  • Students use observations to explain family similarities and differences.
  • Students predict shared family features without expecting exact matches.

How to use

Read the passage and questions aloud. Revisit the passage as students compare features, and ask them to point to evidence for their answers.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

1-LS3-1

Explain that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

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Family Features on Magnolia Walk

Compare young living things with their parents.

A Walk in the Park

Listen to the passage. Use the observations to answer.

Along Magnolia Walk

On the city park's Magnolia Walk, a worker watches squirrels and tends trees. Ash is a parent squirrel. Ash has a dark gray back, a white belly, and a long, curved tail. Two young squirrels are Ash's babies. Fern has a light gray back, a white belly, and a short, curved tail. Moss has a dark gray back, a white belly, and a short, curved tail.

A young magnolia grew from a seed of a magnolia on the walk. Both trees have green, oval leaves with smooth edges. The young tree is shorter. The worker compares two leaves. The young tree's leaf is smaller than the parent's leaf.

1.
Which pair of features does Ash share with both babies?
  • A. Dark gray backs and short tails
  • B. White bellies and long tails
  • C. White bellies and curved tails
  • D. Light gray backs and curved tails
2.
Underline the note that shows Fern differs from Ash.

Fern's back is lighter gray than Ash's back.Fern and Ash have white bellies.Fern and Ash have curved tails.Fern and Ash have gray fur on their backs.

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