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Subject Science

Grade Kindergarten
Level

Learning K.7 The student will investigate and understand basic needs and life
Objective processes of plants and animals. Key concepts include
a) animals need adequate food, water, shelter, air, and space to
survive;
b) plants need nutrients, water, air, light, and a place to grow to
survive;
c) plants and animals change as they grow, have varied life cycles,
and eventually die; and
d) offspring of plants and animals are similar but not identical to
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their parents or to one another.

Activity
-The teacher will show the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvmQiWpgX5c that depicts the caterpillar
lifecycle in action.

- Students will complete a lifecycle book similar to the following while taking turns
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working with the technology aspect of the lesson.

Technolog Students will create a life cycle at the following site:

Technology

y http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/games.htm

Students will choose from 3 different animals, and then put pictures of the various
stages of that animals life cycle in order.
Link to the http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/butterfly_lifecycle.h
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