Lesson 11 of 84 · Life Cycles

Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

Insect or Spider?

🧪Lab Brief #11

Life Cycles.

🎯 Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

⚡ The twist

Every species solves the same problem differently.

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Mind = Blown

🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?

What You'll Learn

Trees provide homes for many animals: birds nest in branches, squirrels live in trunks, and insects live under bark.

Key Words

camouflage
hibernate

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read about Life Cycles with a partner or grown-up.

Step 2 — Do

Sort animal picture cards into groups: animals with fur, feathers, or scales.

Step 3 — Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4 — Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Which is an insect?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”

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