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Lesson 34 of 84 · Life Cycles

Lesson30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

What Makes an Insect (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #34

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

Insects have six legs, three body parts, and often have wings. Butterflies, ants, and beetles are all insects!

Key Words

Tap a word to see its definition.

Steps

Step 1Read

Look at the picture and read the labels.

Step 2Do

Observe a plant for one week. Measure it each day and write down how tall it is.

Step 3Observe

Draw a picture of what you observe.

Step 4Record

Share your results with a partner.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What happens to a tadpole?

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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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Next Smart Experiment

We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.

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