Parents, Offspring, and Life Cycles

1. United Streaming - Animal Life Cycles (14:00)
   http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=53F4F60C-99B6-4E0B-85C4-B6491BFF8137&blnFromSearch=1
    
2. Grade 1 http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/science/up_close1.html
   • See Chapter 1 - Animals and Their Young
      

3. Match parent to offspring Compare photos of families. Pictures for discussion.

   • Humans
   • Animals

Life Cycles

Amphibian Life Cycles

1. United Streaming - Amphibian Reproduction and Life Cycles (03:54)
    
2. Grade 2  http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/science/up_close2.html
   • See Chapter 2 - The Life Cycle of a Frog
      
3. Many Links including videos http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/
    
4. Tutorial - Life Cycle of a Frog http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp34/34020.html
    
5. Interactive Whiteboard Activities (Includes flowering plant life cycle, frog, and man) http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage2/Lifeprocessesan/Lifecycles/Introduction/
    
6. Go over stages of an Amphibian Life Cycles (frogs and newts)
   •  http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/concepts/LStransparencies_12.pdf
      

Insect Life Cycles

1. United Streaming - Insect Life Cycles: Metamorphosis (15:00)
    
2. http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/butterfly/
    
3. Grade 3 http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/science/up_close3.html
   • See Chapter 1 Incomplete and Complete Metamorphosis

4. Moth and Butterfly Websites

   • Life Cycle of a Moth http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/english/label/mothlifecycle/

   • Learn More About - Butterflies and Moths - Life Cycles http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/johnson/hort/Butterfly/BMLifeCycles.htm

   • Going on a Critter Hunt http://www.realfamiliesrealfun.com/amazingmoms/get_out/stories/critter_hunt/

   • Butterfly or Moth http://www.allaboutbutterflies.com/subjects/butterfly/

   • Origami http://www.allaboutbutterflies.com/crafts/butterfly/origami/

   • Sculpey Caterpillars http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=21041a&categoryid=

   • Butterfly Art http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/insect/b_fly.html

   • Butterfly/Caterpillar Party http://www.partydirectory.com/guide/theme067.htm

5. Go over complete and incomplete metamorphosis.
   • Complete Metamorphosis
     • 4 stages
       • egg [unborn]
       • larva [usually look like worms]
       • pupa [inactive, usually camouflaged]
       • adult [usually have wings]

   Art Activity - Create a Complete Metamorphosis Life Cycle from construction paper, tissue paper, pipecleaners, and clay.

   The Life Cycle of a Moth - Complete Metamorphosis

   caterpillar	------>	pupa
   ^ l l l l		l l l l V
   eggs	<------	adult

   

   
    

6. Go over Simple (Incomplete) Metamorphosis - About 12% of all insects, as well as spiders, go through incomplete metamorphosis. This group includes dragonflies, grasshoppers and cockroaches
   • 4 stages
     • egg [unborn]
     • nymph [often look like adults without wings]
     • adult [usually have wings]

   Art Activity - Create an Incomplete Metamorphosis Life Cycle

   The Life Cycle of a Spider - Incomplete Metamorphosis

   Eggs	Egg Sac
   Spiderlings	Adult Spider

    

7. Online Activities
    

   Sequencing frog, bean plant, and butterfly http://funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/games/game_fun_science.html

   Life Cycles http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/5t/science/lifecycles.swf

   Presentation about the Life Cycles of Butterflies and Frogs http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/butterflies_and_frogs.swf

   Sequencing the Life Cycles of Butterflies and Frogs http://www.tgfl.org.uk/tgfl/custom/resources_ftp/netmedia_ll/ks1/science/hamshall/life_cycles/images/lifecycleflash.swf

   The Life Cycle of a Butterfly http://www.flashclassroom.com/docs/flash/79_butterfly_emma.swf
    

Species Survival

1. Read TCAP Coach Lesson 10
2. Discussion
   • What would happen if an animal stopped reproducing?
   • What would happen if a flower was not pollinated?
   • What would happen if eggs are not fertilized?
3. vocabulary - endangered, extinct, thriving, threatened

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Create an Imaginary Animal

Plan the following

• What does your creatures will look like?

  • coloring

  • skin, fur, scales, etc. - Habitat - Does your animal live where it is cold or hot?

  • teeth - What does your animal  eat?

  • type of legs, fins, wings, etc. How does your animal move?

  • male or female

  • size

• adaptations to habitat and/or diet

• migration