1-LS3-1: Plant and Animal Structures - Parents and Offspring

Clarification Statement: Examples of patterns could include features plants or animals share. Examples of observations could include leaves from the same kind of plant are the same shape but can differ in size; and, a particular breed of dog looks like its parents but is not exactly the same.

Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include inheritance or animals that undergo metamorphosis or hybrids.

The following assessments were shared by teachers implementing the NGSS.  Many of these are drafts and should be used accordingly.  Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute your own.  Learn more here.

ELA/Literacy

• RI.1.1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

• W.1.7 - Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).

• W.1.8 - With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Mathematics

• 1.MD.A.1 - Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.

• MP.2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 

• MP.5 - Use appropriate tools strategically.

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