PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Butterfly Life Cycle Fitness Lesson Plan
Science and exercise unite in this activity! Students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly while performing certain physical tasks at each stage.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Maximum Life Span of Animals Time Line
A time line showing the life spans of various animals.
Into the Outdoors
Into the Outdoors: Comparing Fish Life Cycles
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,...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Animal Life Cycles
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of animal life cycles.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Life Cycles of Plants and Animals
This lesson activity helps students learn that things change over time and how both plants and animals change in their life cycles. They will demonstrate what they've learned on a Venn diagram and a t-chart.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Animals Life Cycle
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this puzzle is Animals: Life Cycle.
Other
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement: Life Cycle
A discussion on the general characteristics of the mosquito, its feeding habits, flight habits and life cyle.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: A Log's Life
Third graders learn about the interdependence of animals and trees in nature and the cycles of growth and decay. Students also learn about the importance of preserving balance in nature and what happens when we upset that balance. While...
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Lifecycles of Animals and Plants
This segment covers the lifecycles of various plants and animals. Illustrations begin with the production of a gamete and describe the processes that occur throughout the lifespan of living creatures.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Human Life Cycle
In this whiteboard lesson, students explore the stages of human life and draw comparisons with different animals. A variety of diagrams are provided to help communicate this concept.
Other
Reproduction in Plants and Animals
Reproduction in Plants and Animals. The ability to produce more organism similar to themselves is a very important characteristic of all living organisms. The process by which they do so is known as reproduction. [0:21]
Read Works
Read Works: Genre 1st Grade Unit: Identifying Information in Nonfiction
[Free Registration/Login Required] A instructional activity in which students use the books Nature's Food Chains: What Polar Animals Eat by Joanne Mattern, Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston, and Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan...
Read Works
Read Works: 1st Grade Lesson: Purposes for Reading
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which learners use the books Nature's Food Chains: What Polar Animals Eat by Joanne Mattern, Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston, and Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London to learn to...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Animal Quizzes
Links to science quizzes about animals and birds. Topics include animal classification, butterfly, beetle and frog life cycles, spiders, bats, birds of prey, owls, birds of the jungle, rainforest, cold climates and migration.
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: The Living World
This landing page includes learning modules on the following topics of: animals, plants, microorganisms, life cycles and reproductions, food chains, habits, humans and the environment, adaptation, inheritance, and evolution.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train sparks children's interest in life science and natural history. As they explore a variety of animals, children develop the inquiry skills and knowledge needed to help them think, talk and act like paleontologists. Choose...
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Great Egret
Learn about the Great Egret through this Nature Works site. Students will access information about characteristics, life cycle, habitat, range, behavior and diet through this source.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Rock Ptarmigan
Discover how the Rock Ptarmigan lives in the Tundra when you check out this site. This resource features photographs, information on characteristics, life cycle and more.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Northern Flying Squirrel
This site provides a look at the Northern Flying Squirrel. Students and teachers can access information relating to behavior, characteristics, range, habitat, life cycle, and diet through this educational site.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Wolverine
Study the world of the Wolverine when you explore this informative source. The content of this resource includes characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior and more of this member of the mustelid family.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Tricolored Heron
This site created by NatureWorks focuses on the Tricolored Heron. Learn more about this aquatic bird's characteristics, life cycle, diet, behavior, range and habitat through the exploration of this source.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Hooded Oriole
What makes the Hooded Oriole unique? Find out when you visit this educational resource featuring information ranging from diet and habitat to behavior and life cycle.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Northern Shoveler
This site created by NatureWorks focuses on the Northern Shoveler. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, diet, behavior, and life cycle.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Semipalmated Plover
This site offers a clear and concise look at the Semipalmated Plover. The information covered in the source includes characteristics, habitat, life cycle, range, diet and behavior. You will also find clear photographs of this aquatic bird.