Lesson 17 of 84 · Life Cycles
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleHiding with Camouflage
Life Cycles.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.
Mind = Blown
🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?
What You'll Learn
Camouflage helps animals hide from predators. A green frog hides in green leaves!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- small pots
- cotton balls
- zip-lock bags
- labels
Safety First
- Adult supervision recommended.
- Do not taste any materials.
- Wear safety goggles when mixing liquids.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Sort animal picture cards into groups: animals with fur, feathers, or scales.
Use your senses to describe what you notice.
Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a life cycle?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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