Family Clues at the Desert Study Hut
0 / 10Compare young plants and animals with their parents.
Listen to the investigation. Use the fox records to answer.
Noor's class visits a desert study hut. The class asks, “How are young living things like their parents? How are they different?” First, a guide gives the class labeled family photos. The labels tell which young belong to each parent. Next, the class looks at the fox family. The children compare the same features in each fox: fur shade, ear shape, tail tip, and body size. Then they write their observations. The children study photos, not live foxes.
Pup A is than its mother.
Listen to the next steps. Use the plant records to answer.
Next, the guide brings out photos of a prickly pear plant family. These cacti have flat parts called pads. Two young plants grew from seeds made by the parent plant. The class checks the family labels. Then the children compare pad shape, pad color, spine length, and plant size. They write the results below. Last, the class puts the fox records beside the plant records. They look for a family pattern in both groups of living things.
Think about both families. Use the class records.