Author: Darby Feldwinn

Copy Cat
Part 1:
Beginning Thoughts
Draw lines between the pictures that you think form a pair.
The picture of the ____________________ goes with the picture of the ____________ because they both _____________________________.
Class Debate

Name:_____________________

You don’t need to write in this box.

Discussion Sentence Frames
Starting a discussion of a pair
I think the picture of the __ goes with the picture of the __ because they both have __.
Responding to a discussion of a pair
Group __ said __ and I agree with group them because __.
Or
Group __ said __ and I respectfully disagree with them because __.

Picture 1 Picture 2

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Writing Exercise
I agreed with group ____ when they argued the picture of the
_________________ goes with the picture of the _________________ because _______________________ _______________________________________________.
I disagreed with group ____ when they argued the picture of
the _________________ goes with the picture of the _________________ because _______________________
______________________________________________.
Instead I think the picture of the ____________ goes with the picture of the _____________ because ______________________________
_______________________________________________________.

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Part 2:
Class Discussion
*Have a class discussion and fill out the class sentence frames about what structures plants and animals have that humans have copied.
Fill out the following sentence frame for the picture that your teacher shows.
Penguins have _________________________________ that allow them to __________________________________________________
but humans cannot do this without _____________________________.

Explain Experiment
Procedure
Make a “jacket” using up to three materials. The jacket must be one piece and removable.
Record the materials that you used and draw a picture of your jacket.
Pull the metal person/thermometer out of the hot water and put your jacket on them.
Time how long it takes the thermometer to get to 40˚C. You are not allowed to touch your jacket while the temperature is dropping.
Experiment
Results
Materials Used: _______________ _______________ _______________
Time it took the thermometer to get to 40˚C:_______________________

If you cut your jacket in half, draw what you would see. Make sure to draw lines between your different materials and where they are in your jacket.

Draw a picture of the outside of your jacket.

Part 3:
Class Discussion
As a class, look at the data from the experiment and discuss what this means for using each material in a jacket.
Writing Exercise
I think ___________________ which mimicked ___________________
worked the best as jacket material because _______________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________.
I think ___________________ which mimicked ___________________ worked the worst as jacket materials because ______________________ ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________.
Class Debate

Material

Animal Structure

Material

Animal Structure

You do not need to write in this box.

Discussion Sentence Frames
Starting a discussion of a pair
I think the __ which mimicked __ worked the best/worst because __.
Responding to a discussion of a pair
Group __ said __ and I agree with them because __.
Or
Group __ said __ and I respectfully disagree with them because __.

Material Animal Structure

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Number

Build the “Best” Jacket
The “best” jacket would be made out of (circle 3):
Chammy Cotton Fat Felt Paper Rug
The time for the “best jacket” to reach 40° was:___________________
Part 4:
Review Questions
Do humans do everything better than plants and animals? Yes No
If not, list one thing that a plant or animal can do better than a human and list a plant or animal is able to do that thing?
________________________________________________________
What is one feature of an animal that you mimicked in your jacket?
________________________________________________________
What is one animal that has this feature besides penguins?
________________________________________________________
What is something else humans mimic from plants or animals?
___________________ _________________ _______________
Why do scientists argue?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Plant or Animal we are Mimicking

Trait we are Copying

Invention

I can't believe how much we have learned from animals.

And plants!

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