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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Investigating and Comparing Life Cycles

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about plant and animal life cycles through this 5E structured module.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Embryology: The 21 Day Chick Lifecycle

For Students 2nd - 6th
Provides a look at the development of a chick during each day of the 21-day chick lifecycle. Gives detailed information about the major events that happen each day in the development. Contains many photographs of real chicks in...
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 3 Ls1 1: Plant and Animal Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-LS1-1: plant and animal life cycles.
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Other

All About Frogs: Life Cycle of a Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the reproduction and life cycle of a frog from mating through spawn, eggs, tadpoles, and growing legs to the final frog. Nice details.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: From Caterpillars to Butterflies: Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will illustrate and compare the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Living Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Learn about the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Other

American Mosquito Control Association: Mosquito Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life cycle of mosquitos, from the egg to adulthood, including the environment necessary for each stage.
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Other

Curriki: Butterfly Life Cycle Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Project to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and how the caterpillar becomes to be a butterfly.
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Into the Outdoors

Into the Outdoors: Comparing Fish Life Cycles

For Students 6th - 8th
A video exploring life cycles of different species living in the same ecosystem and the influence of the ecosystem on the animal's life. Students will learn about comparisons in the animals' sexual maturity age, quantity of eggs laid,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Butterfly Life Cycle Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
Science and exercise unite in this lesson plan! Students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly while performing certain physical tasks at each stage.
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Other

Core Knowledge: Growing Up Charlotte: A Charlotte's Web Look at Life Cycle [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Tremendous resource containing six lessons that use Charlotte's Web to teach various life cycles. Includes useful handouts in the appendix.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Animal Life Cycles Introduction

For Students 3rd
Third graders will explain commonalities in animal life cycles as well and to compare life cycles of different animal groups.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Animal Life Cycles

For Students 2nd - 4th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of animal life cycles.
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Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
All living things go through a life cycle that repeats over and over again. Watch a video, answer discussion questions, and make a fun craft out of household items.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Reference: Life Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out some common characteristics of animal life cycles across different types of species.
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Earth Life

Earth Life/life Cycles of Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
A vey in-depth look at the life cycle of insects. You will learn about the metamorphisis and reproduction of insects.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn and review the life cycle of a butterfly, with slides for taking notes. Includes a link to a great YouTube Video!
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Life Cycles With Butterflies

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
This site is a lesson plan for teachers. It is a lesson to study the life cycles of a butterfly. It explains how the students would find caterpillars and build a home for them.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Leap Into the Life Cycle of a Frog

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson plan students explore the life cycle of a frog. They will raise frogs in the classroom from tadpoles and document and describe each stage of the life cycle.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Its Life Cycle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Engage students with a retelling of Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and watch a video from "Great Migrations" to enhance scientific discovery of the life of a butterfly.
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Other

Tooter4kids: Life Cycle of Frogs

For Students 3rd - 8th
The life cycle of the frog is presented in an easy to read format. A simple diagram of the cycle is included.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: Life Cycle of a Star

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience this impressive interactive website about the life cycle of a star.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Compare/contrast Life Cycle Texts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn to compare and contrast texts about life cycles using a Venn diagram. Then, using the Venn diagram, students will write an expository paragraph including an introductory sentence,...
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Thinking Fountain: Life Cycle of a Fruit Fly

For Students 3rd - 8th
With a 2-liter bottle and some fruit, you can construct a fruit fly trap, which will allow you to observe the life cycle of a fruit fly.

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