The Life Cycles of Plants and Animals

Description

Students will learn:

• How living things develop through their life cycles
• How the life cycles of animals of plants are similar and different
• That some animals go through dramatic changes (metamorphosis) and others change only a little
• The life cycle stages of various animals, insects and plants (frogs, ladybugs, birds, kangaroos, sunflowers, tomatoes and pumpkins)

Information covered in the informational slides:

• What is a life cycle?
• The life cycles of animals
• The life cycle of a frog
• The life cycle of a ladybug
• The life cycle of a bird
• The life cycle of a kangaroo
• The life cycle of plants
• The life cycle of a sunflower
• The life cycle of a tomato
• The life cycle of a pumpkin
• Comparing the life cycles of plants and animals (side by side)
• 10 true or false ‘check your understanding’ questions with answers
• Vocabulary definitions at the end of the slides

This resource includes 4 worksheets that improve knowledge about the life cycles of animals and plants. An answer key is included for easy marking!

Worksheet 1: Comparing the Life Cycle of Animals and Plants Tick Box Activity

Worksheet 2: The Life Cycles of Living Things: Close Passages

Worksheet 3: Cut and Paste Activity: The Life Cycle of a Frog

Worksheet 4: Cut and Paste Activity: The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin