Life Cycles

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Objective

I can explain that all living things are born, grow, reproduce, and die.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

What are some of the living things you saw in the video?

2

What do you think happens to a seed after it is planted in the ground?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Think about the plants you saw in the video. Describe one thing that happens when they are born, one thing that happens as they grow, and one way they make more plants. Think about the animals you saw in the video. Describe one thing that happens when they are born, one thing that happens as they grow, and one way they make more animals. Think about the insects you saw in the video. Describe one thing that happens when they are born, one thing that happens as they grow, and one way they make more insects.

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