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Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive. Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive. Click on the left picture and print out a graphic organizer. It will help you take notes when you go through the slide show.
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Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive.
Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive. Click on the left picture and print out a graphic organizer. It will help you take notes when you go through the slide show.
Start by clicking on a living thing below. Click on links and pictures in the slide show to learn more. Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive.
The seed starts growing when it is planted in the soil. It also needs sunlight and water.
Click here to continue the tree life cycle. Click here to continue the worm life cycle. How does the worm help the tree grow? Click on the book to read it.
The roots grow down into the soil, as the sprouts shoot up. The tree gets bigger and bigger. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek
Click here to continue the tree life cycle. Click here to continue the butterfly life cycle. The butterfly looks for nectar to eat. It pollinates the flower of the tree.
Click here to continue the tree life cycle. Click here to continue the squirrel life cycle A squirrel eats seeds from the fruit of a tree. It also spreads the seeds. The seeds get planted in the ground. What happens when the tree dies? How else is a seed spread?
The tree dries out and stops growing. It falls down. What happens next?
Learn more about worms. An interview with Mary Appeldof, worm expert What do you think the world would be like without worms?
Click here to continue the worm life cycle. Wiggle and Waggle is a fiction book about worms. Click on the book to read it.
“Ants chew away at the wood…They hollow out tunnels and rooms for nests inside the log”(Pascoe, 24). Here the queen ant lays the eggs.
The ant larvae hatch from the eggs. The larvae grow and molt many times. Photo by Whitney Cranshaw This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Learn more about ants.
After leaving the pupa stage. The adult ant can have many different jobs. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek
Click here to continue the ant life cycle. To read this non-fiction book about ants, click on the book.
The squirrel is born live from his mother. He drinks his mother’s milk.
The squirrel learns to find food for himself. He eats fruit, nuts and seeds.
Click here to continue the squirrellife cycle. Click on the picture to watch a live web cam video of inside a squirrel’s nest.
The adult butterfly lays its eggs on a leaf. Photo by John Johnson
The eggs stay protected by the leaf. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek
A caterpillar hatches out of the egg. She eats the leaf on which she hatches. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek
After days of eating, the caterpillar spins itself into a cocoon or pupa. Photo by Whitney Cranshaw This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Click here to continue the butterfly life cycle. The adult butterfly hatches from the cocoon or pupa. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek
Non-Fiction Books: Pascoe, Elaine. The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Ltd., 2003. Pascoe, Elaine. The Ecosystem of an Apple Tree. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Ltd., 2003. Websites: Books from Lookybook.com • http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1308 • http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1455 • http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1503 • http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1303 • http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1144 MBGNet • http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/seed.html • http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/butterfly.html • http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/grow.html Primary Resources • http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/ants.ppt • http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/earthworms.swf New York Wild • http://www.newyorkwild.org/squirrels/squirrels2007.htm Butterfly Pictures Site • http://www.butterflypictures.net/9-butterfly-pictures.html Creative Commons • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
Insect Images • http://www.insectimages.org/browse/autimages.cfm?aut=5062 • http://www.insectimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5369805 • http://www.insectimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1243157 DIY Home Improvement Information • http://www.doityourself.com/stry/plantappletree www.rarepalmseeds.com • http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/index2.shtml Emporia State University • http://www.emporia.edu/ksn/v45n4-july1999/sect04.htm University of Illinois Extension – Urban Resource Network • http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case4/c4m1.html Perma-Bound Books • http://www.perma-bound.com/ViewDetail/11738-ecosystem-of-a-fallen-tree Bubblegum Production Pty Ltd. • http://www.bubblegum-productions.com/anthony/pupae.htm The Yuckiest Site on the Internet • http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/worm/pg000216.html • http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/worm/pg000103.html University of Central Lancashire • http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/science/ewff/ahtml_ecology.htm Squirrel Lover • http://gym.iii-inus.com/Home.html
Content Standards Grade One California Content Standards (http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/) Science - Life Sciences 2. Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways. • Students know different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places. • Students know both plants and animals need water, animals need food, and plants need light. • Students know animals eat plants or other animals for food and may also use plants or even other animals for shelter and nesting. • Students know roots are associated with the intake of water and soil nutrients and green leaves are associated with making food from sunlight. Mathematics • Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability • 1.0 Students organize, represent, and compare data by category on simple graphs and charts: • 1.1 Sort objects and data by common attributes and describe the categories.1.2 Represent and compare data by using pictures and picture graphs. National Educational Technology Standards (http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS) 1. Basic operations and concepts • Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems. 5. Technology research tools • Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. • Students use technology tools to process data and report results. 6. Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools • Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.