Animal Life Cycles Compared
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Objective
I can compare and contrast the life cycles of insects, amphibians, birds, and mammals.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Mammals have live babies that grow inside their mother's tummy and look a lot like their parents when they are born.
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Animals like birds and turtles hatch from eggs, and some, like turtles, are able to survive on their own right away using their instincts.
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Frogs go through metamorphosis, hatching from eggs as tadpoles and gradually developing legs and losing their tails to become fully formed frogs.
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Practice
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Which type of animal discussed in the video gives birth to live young that resemble smaller versions of themselves?
Describe one key difference between the life cycle of a bird and the life cycle of a turtle, as explained in the video.
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Exit ticket
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“Compare and contrast the life cycle of a mammal (like a bear) and an amphibian (like a frog), focusing on where they develop and how much they resemble their adult form at birth/hatching.”
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