Amazing Animal Life Cycles!
Lesson Description
Video Resource
Animal life cycles | Insects, Amphibians, Birds & Mammals
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Key Concepts
- Life cycle
- Insects
- Amphibians
- Birds
- Mammals
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to identify the basic stages of life cycles for insects, amphibians, birds, and mammals.
- Students will be able to compare and contrast the life cycles of different types of animals.
Educator Instructions
- Introduction (5 mins)
Begin by asking students what they know about how animals grow. Ask them to name different animals and if they know what the babies of those animals are called. Introduce the term 'life cycle'. - Video Viewing (7 mins)
Watch the 'Animal life cycles | Insects, Amphibians, Birds & Mammals' video from Learn Easy Science. Encourage students to pay attention to the different stages shown for each animal group. - Discussion (8 mins)
After the video, discuss what the students learned. Focus on the unique stages of each animal group (e.g., tadpoles for amphibians, eggs for birds). - Activity: Life Cycle Sorting (10 mins)
Provide students with pictures representing different stages of insect, amphibian, bird, and mammal life cycles. Have them sort the pictures into the correct order for each animal group.
Interactive Exercises
- Life Cycle Drawing
Have students choose one animal from the video and draw its life cycle. They should label each stage clearly.
Discussion Questions
- What is a life cycle?
- How is the life cycle of a butterfly different from the life cycle of a dog?
- Why is it important for animals to go through different life stages?
Skills Developed
- Observation
- Comparison
- Critical Thinking
- Sequencing
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1:
What is the first stage in a butterfly's life cycle?
Correct Answer: Egg
Question 2:
A baby frog is called a?
Correct Answer: Tadpole
Question 3:
Which animal lays eggs with hard shells?
Correct Answer: Bird
Question 4:
What do we call animals that drink milk from their mothers?
Correct Answer: Mammals
Question 5:
Which of these animals has a pupa stage?
Correct Answer: Butterfly
Question 6:
What is the last stage of a chicken’s life cycle?
Correct Answer: Rooster/Hen
Question 7:
What is it called when an animal changes during its life cycle?
Correct Answer: Growing
Question 8:
Which animal starts its life in the water and then lives on land?
Correct Answer: Frog
Question 9:
What covers a bird before it hatches?
Correct Answer: Shell
Question 10:
Which stage comes after the egg in a butterfly’s life cycle?
Correct Answer: Caterpillar
Fill in the Blank Questions
Question 1:
A life _______ is how an animal grows and changes.
Correct Answer: cycle
Question 2:
A caterpillar turns into a ________ .
Correct Answer: butterfly
Question 3:
Baby birds hatch from _________.
Correct Answer: eggs
Question 4:
Dogs are ________ because they drink milk from their mothers.
Correct Answer: mammals
Question 5:
A tadpole grows into a _________.
Correct Answer: frog
Question 6:
The hard covering around a baby bird is a ________ .
Correct Answer: shell
Question 7:
The stage of a butterfly’s life when it's inside a chrysalis is called the ________ stage.
Correct Answer: pupa
Question 8:
The first stage for all animals is a ____ or being born.
Correct Answer: egg
Question 9:
Birds have ________ that help them fly.
Correct Answer: feathers
Question 10:
Frogs and toads are ________ , living both in water and on land.
Correct Answer: amphibians
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