SD42 Libraries Elementary Reference Sets: Life Cycles (SC 2)

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World Book Kids article: Life Cycle

Bill Nye the Science Guy - Life Cycles
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World Book eBook Graphic Novel
 

National Geographic Kids eBook

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National Geographic Kids eBook
 

National Geographic Kids eBooks

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Dr. Binocs Show video
 

SciShow Kids video
 

A read aloud video of It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall

Peep and the Big Wide World video: Peep Plants a Seed

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World Book Kids articles

National Geographic Kids eBooks

World Book eBook: Monarchs and Other Butterflies

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National Geographic Kids video

SciShow Kids video

Dr. Binocs Show video

Peep and the Big Wide World video: Peep's New Friend

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World Book Kids article
 

National Geographic Kids eBook
 

World Book eBook

World Book Kids activity: Life of a Frog

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World Book eBook

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SciShow Kids video

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Butterfly Life Cycle
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Frog Life Cycle
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Plant Life Cycle and Gardening Collection
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Curriculum Connections for Grade 2 Science

Big Ideas

Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

Sample Inquiry Questions

• Why are life cycles important?
• How are the life cycles of local plants and animals similar and different?
• How do offspring compare to their parents?

Content

Metamorphic: metamorphic life cycles: body structure changes (e.g., caterpillar to butterfly, mealworm transformation, tadpoles to frog)

Non-metamorphic: non-metamorphic life cycles: organism keeps same body structure through life but size changes (e.g., humans)

Offspring and parent: a kitten looks like cat and a puppy looks like dog but they do change as they grow; salmon change a great deal as they grow and need fresh and salt water environments to survive