🐾🌱 Parents & Offspring
Grade 1 LS3 Quick Reference
1. Like, Not Copies
- Offspring share traits with parents.
- They are similar, not identical.
- Use evidence you can see.
2. Growth Changes
- Young animals may be smaller or fuzzier.
- Some change body form as they grow.
- Adult traits can appear later.
3. Animal Parent Care
- Parents may feed, warm, carry, guard, or shelter young.
- Some young learn by watching and practicing.
- Care helps offspring survive.
4. Plant Offspring
- Seeds are young plant packages.
- Seed coats, stored food, fruit, fluff, hooks, or wings help survival.
- Seedlings are like parent plants, but not adult copies.
Claim: Young plants and animals are like their parents.
Evidence: Name shared traits and differences.
Reasoning: Traits, care, and seed structures help survival.