Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

1

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

1-LS1-1

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Examples of human problems that can be solved by mimicking plant or animal solutions could include designing clothing or equipment to protect bicyclists by mimicking turtle shells, acorn shells, and animal scales; stabilizing structures by mimicking animal tails and roots on plants; keeping out intruders by mimicking thorns on branches and animal quills; and, detecting intruders by mimicking eyes and ears.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Structure, Function, and Information Processing

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