Virginia SOL K.7.c

ScienceKindergartenLiving Systems and Processes

The Standard

offspring of plants and animals are similar but not identical to their parents or to one another.

Virginia Standards of Learning for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students compare young plants or animals with their parents and siblings. They name visible features that are shared and features that differ.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a plant or animal family picture, a student identifies one shared feature and one different feature. The student uses details such as color, size, markings, or leaf shape.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think every baby looks exactly like its parent. They may also think siblings must look alike, or that differences mean they are not related.
How to Assess It: Show a picture of an adult dog and three puppies. Ask students to point out one feature they share and one feature that differs.

Lesson moves

Give students adult and young animal picture cards, then have them match each family and name one shared and one different feature.
Show three puppies from one litter and ask, "How are they like their parents, and how are they different from each other?"
Play Same or Different with plant family cards, and have students sort each visible trait into the correct labeled hoop.
Have students compare classroom seedlings, noting shared leaf shapes and differences in height, color, or number of leaves.

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