1st grade · Science · Unit 4 of 7
Parents & Babies
How parents help their young, and how babies look like them.
What your child practices
Practices how animal parents feed, protect and teach their young, and how young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: 1-LS1-2; 1-LS3-1 · parents and offspring behave in ways that help offspring survive, and young are like their parents
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A baby penguin stays warm on its parent's…
- head
- feet
- beak
- wing tip
feet
Hint: Penguin parents keep chicks on their feet.
Question 2
A baby monkey holds on to its…
- mother
- a rock
- tree trunk only
- a fish
mother
Hint: Riding on a parent is safe.
Question 3
A puppy cries. What does its mother do?
- Comes to help it
- Goes to sleep
- Runs away
- Hides its food
Comes to help it
Hint: Parents answer their babies.
Question 4
Young and parent dogs both have…
- fur and four legs
- fins
- feathers
- scales and gills
fur and four legs
Hint: Young are like their parents.
Question 5
Two puppies from one family. Are they exactly alike?
- One is a cat
- They are not dogs
- No, they are a bit different
- Yes, always the same
No, they are a bit different
Hint: Like, but not exactly like.
Question 6
A rose bush and its young plant are…
- exactly the same
- not plants
- alike but not exactly the same
- totally different
alike but not exactly the same
Hint: Young look like parents, with small differences.