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Although all living things have a life cycle, and they all follow the steps of BIRTH, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION and DEATH, there can be VARIATIONS, or unique differences. Let's observe the life cycles of mealworms.

Please grab some headphones and a piece of paper and follow along with the video to create a life cycle model of a mealworm

LIFE CYCLE OF A MEALWORM

Compare life cycles of sunflower and tulip life cycles. Discuss with your partner where you can find the stages of a life cycle- BIRTH, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION and DEATH of each flower, Discuss with your partner what differences you find in the two life cycles.

Plant Life Cycle

Play the game to compare and contrast different life cycles!

Compare Life Cycles- BONUS

You may have noticed that there are similarities and differences between the life cycle. There are 4 main stages in every living things life cycle-BIRTH, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION AND DEATH. 

Using the Text Tool, label where the bird is born, where it grows, where it makes more of itself (reproduces) and where the bird would die. Use the words BIRTH, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION and DEATH

LIFE CYCLE STAGES

We will be learning about LIFE CYCLES of animals and plants. To help you understand what a LIFE CYCLE is, let's compare other types of cycles.

Look at the picture in the first column. Answer the question in the last column

WHAT IS A CYCLE?

A cycle is something that goes around and around, like a wheel. Cycles are found in nature, including in the cycle of life. 

Here is the life cycle of a frog. Can you locate where the life cycle of this frog would begin (birth) and where the life cycle for this frog would end (death)? 

Using the PAINT feature, circle where the life cycle begins and another circle for where it ends. Use the TEXT feature to label.

THE LIFE CYCLE OF A FROG


Thanksgiving Point has many living things that call our museums home. Lets explore Thanksgiving Point Curiosity Farm and Ashton Garden.

OBSERVE AND WONDER QUESTIONS

These are posters of life cycles of a mealworm and a dog. What do you notice and wonder about the differences between the two?

LIFE CYCLES- VARIATIONS

All of the living things found at Thanksgiving Point have a life cycle. The goat, the strawberry plant and even the humans that visit Thanksgiving Point have life cycles. YOU even have a life cycle!

CONCLUSION-HUMAN LIFE CYCLE

What do you think the words LIFE CYCLE mean?

WHAT IS A LIFE CYCLE? Answer

This is the life cycle of a dog. How is a dog life cycle similar to your life cycle? Turn and discuss with your partner

LIFE CYCLE OF A DOG

You have observed and compared life cycles of animals. You may have noticed that there can be differences, but they follow the same pattern of BIRTH, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION (or making more of itself) and Death.

All living things have a life cycle- even plants! Let's learn about a tulip life cycle. Please follow along on a piece of paper and draw the life cycles of a tulip.

LIFE CYCLE OF A TULIP-VIDEO

You observed different animals and plants in different phases of their lives. What helped you decide if something was old or young?

WHAT DID YOU OBSERVE AND WONDER ACTIVITY

Let's be scientists! Observe some of the living things that are found at Thanksgiving Point.

Resource Kits

Object Library

Museums

EXPLORING LIFE CYCLES

LIFE CYCLE OF A MEALWORM

Guiding Question