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Life Cycles in Action - Flip Book

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Students create a flip book to depict animal and plant life cycles. In this life cycle lesson, students discuss life cycles. Students receive a plant or animal and pictures of its life cycle. Students color the pictures and order them. Students then create a flip book for their life cycle.

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flip books, plant growth, plants, life cycles

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animal growth, flip book, life cycles, plant growth, science
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning

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