WS-SCI-4-01: Like Parent, Like Baby

Like Parent, Like Baby

Heredity and Trait Variation — Comparing parents and offspring

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📝 Directions: Match baby animals to their parents! Then compare how they are alike and different!

Part A: Like Parent, Like Baby!

Baby animals look like their parents, but not exactly! Draw lines to match:

🐱 Cat

⟷

🐣 Chick

🐶 Dog

⟷

🐛 Caterpillar

🐸 Frog

⟷

🐕 Puppy

🦋 Butterfly

⟷

🐱 Kitten

🐔 Chicken

⟷

🐸 Tadpole

⚠️ Careful! Some babies look very different from their parents!

Part B: How Are They Alike and Different?

Pick one animal pair and compare the parent to the baby:

Animal:

Same (Alike)

Different

Part C: Plants Too!

A sunflower seed grows into a sunflower plant. Draw the stages:

Seed

Sprout

Small Plant

Full Flower