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Pup Care at Shell Point

Use beach observations to compare seal and sea otter families and find patterns in care that help young animals survive.

Grade 1ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1-LS1-2

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 NGSS standard
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  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Science
Question types
Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify repeated patterns in the actions of animal parents and their young.
  • Students use observations to explain how feeding and other care help young animals survive.
  • Students compare care patterns in harbor seal and sea otter families.

How to use

Read the passages and questions aloud. Revisit the observations as children choose answers. For written responses, accept dictated answers or short sentences.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

1-LS1-2

Find patterns in how parents and their young behave that help the young survive.

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Name Date

Pup Care at Shell Point

Look for patterns in how animal families act.

Watch the Seal Family

Listen to the observations. Use both days to find a pattern.

Two Days on the Beach

At Shell Point, a class watches a rocky beach on a live camera. No one goes near the animals. Young harbor seals are called pups.

Monday: A seal pup rests on the sand. Its mother swims nearby. The pup calls. The mother swims to the pup and lies beside it. The pup drinks her milk, then rests.

Tuesday: The mother is in the water again. The pup calls from the sand. The mother swims over and lies beside it. The pup drinks her milk, then rests. The class writes down the steps on both days.

1.
The pup calls while its mother is nearby in the water. What will she most likely do next?
  • A. Wait for the pup far out at sea.
  • B. Swim over and lie beside the pup.
  • C. Bring the pup a mouthful of sand.
  • D. Call until the pup brings her food.
2.
What would be harder for this pup if its mother could not come back?
  • A. Resting on the sand.
  • B. Hearing the ocean waves.
  • C. Making a call from shore.
  • D. Getting milk to drink.

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