Lesson 50 of 84 · Life Cycles

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

Taking Care of Our Environment (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #50

Life Cycles.

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ 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

Amphibians like frogs live in water when young and on land when grown up.

Key Words

roots
stem

Materials Needed

seeds
soil
cups
water
plastic wrap
ruler

Safety First

Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
Adult supervision recommended.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about what you already know about Life Cycles.

Step 2 — Do

Go outside and collect 5 different leaves. Tape them to paper and write how each one is different.

Step 3 — Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 — Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What do plants make from sunlight?

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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