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- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine how all living things are born, grow and change, consume water and food, and die. This process is commonly known as the life cycle. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students investigate different life cycles of plants, insects or animals, then create visual examples of the process using the concept mapping program Inspiration or Kidspiration. They create an animation of a plant or animal. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explain the similarities and differences between the life cycle of butterflies and frogs by integrating the second grade science, mathematics, and language arts curriculum. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students study the life cycle of mealworms with hands-on experiences and write about it. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students, in groups, research the life cycle of an amphibian, insect or bird and then role-play the duties of a park ranger as they present their research to younger students. They create Venn diagrams to compare each animal group. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students conduct research on animal life cycles. They explore various websites, enter information into a database, and use information from the database to write a report about a selected animal using a word processing program. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students design and write a picture storybook about the life cycle of an animal. after examining the life cycles of a frog and butterfly through various activities. Students observe tadpoles and butterfly larvae while also collecting information from different sources about their life cycles. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine and compare the life cycles of a variety of different animals. They analyze photos of animals and discuss any unique body parts and why those parts function they way they do. Next, they observe mealworms and record the life cycle stages. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students investigate the stages of animal life cycles. They examine an egg and compare it to an inanimate object, read a Life Cycle booklet and define key vocabulary terms, and observe a mealworm. Students then design a way to watch the mealworms develop, and arrange a collection of pictures depicting the life cycle progression of an animal. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students discover the various life cycles of both plants and animals. They gather books and magazines to research two different organisms' life cycles. Using a science journal they accurately draw and label a plant and animal life cycle. Full Review »

