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Unit Summary

This unit explores how animals, including humans, have offspring that grow into adults and examines their basic survival needs, such as water, food, and air. It focuses on asking questions, observing closely, identifying and classifying, and using observations to suggest answers to questions.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to record the life cycle of an animal.

Key Notes

• The life cycle of an animal shows how it grows and changes from birth
• Making observations over time helps scientists to describe changes in animals during their life cycle
• The life cycle of animals can be recorded in different ways

Vocabulary To Learn

• animal: An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.
• life cycle: A life cycle shows the way in which a living thing changes as it grows.
• change: If something changes it does not stay the same.
• observe: To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.
• record: To record information is to keep it so that it can be passed on to others. This can be through notes, photos and drawings.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Children may think that all offspring resemble their parents.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Animal life cycles Study Guide
• Growing up Study Guide
• The basic needs of animals Study Guide
• Young animals Study Guide