Lesson 14 of 84 · Life Cycles

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

What Do Animals Eat?

🧪Lab Brief #14

Life Cycles.

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

Every species solves the same problem differently.

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Mind = Blown

🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.

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Make a hypothesis first

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

What You'll Learn

Some animals sleep all winter long. Bears hibernate in their dens.

Key Words

nest
pet
farm

Materials Needed

soil
cups
water
plastic wrap
ruler
magnifying glass

Safety First

Be careful with scissors — ask an adult for help if needed.
Do not look directly at the sun or bright lights.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Listen carefully and repeat the new words about Life Cycles.

Step 2 — Do

Look at a flower and smell it. What colors do you see? Count the petals.

Step 3 — Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 4 — Record

Point to the things you used in the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What do baby birds live in?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.

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For the dinner table

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

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