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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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- 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the similarities and differences between organisms. They discover developmental and genetic similarities among life forms, to gain an understanding of classification systems and the evidence used to create them. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore the components of biographies in the six lessons of this unit. Four science biographies are utilized to provide examples for student analyzation and practice. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students apply the scientific process and scientific tools to better examine how these are used by scientists to comprehend scientific phenomenon. They identify the characteristics of living things. Students become familiar with the properties of water that help sustain life. They identify organic compounds and chemical reactions important to life. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students utilize one approach to the design process by using a life science example to work through the design process. This lesson integrates the Science and Technology and Life Sciences standards. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Literature containing life cycle information is available from many sources. Several examples of this type of literature are listed below with a synopsis and sample questions for each. These examples have been taken from a variety of reading and interest levels in the hopes that there will be something for everyone here. This brief survey is not meant to be inclusive, but rather to serve as a starting point. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students experience and experiment planting a lima bean seed and then discuss what the plant needs to grow as well as how to take care of it. They observe the life cycle of a lima bean over a designated period of time during class each day. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discuss and make a model of the life cycle of a butterfly. They discover that a "model" is a representation of the "real thing." They use beans and pasta to represent the stages of the butterfly. The lentil bean = egg, spiral pasta = larva, shell pasta = pupa, bowtie pasta = adult butterfly. They use a green leaf cut out of construction paper as the background for life cycle stages. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop an understanding of the different fields of study that are encompassed by the term, life science. They view and discuss a video on the topic. In small groups they focus on on of the examples shown in the video to create a decorated poster. Full Review »
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