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Animated Video Productions - Life Cycles

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Seventh graders compare/contrast the life cycles of free-living organisms to that of parasites. They conduct Internet research, illustrate the stages of a specific organisms's life cycle, and direct and produce a mini-video production.

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life cycles, parasitism

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free-living organisms, life cycles, parasites, science
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Grade
7th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning
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Year
1996
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