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Animal Life Cycle

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Students conduct hands-on experiments. In this life cycle lesson, students are able to observe a variety of animals as they travel through their life cycle (brine shrimp, mealworms, frog eggs and chicken eggs). Students respond to what they've seen by pretending they are one of the animals observed and write their life story.

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brine shrimp, life cycles, mealworms

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brine shrimp, chicken eggs in vinegar, frog eggs, life cycle, mealworms, science
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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