Teaching Idea #1 Frog Life Cycle
Below are two science fair projects created by students in our school. I love the idea of the spinning circle that shows one cycle at a time.
Below are two science fair projects created by students in our school. I love the idea of the spinning circle that shows one cycle at a time.
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Teach students about complete and incomplete metamorphosis with this craft project. Explain that most insects such as bees, lady bugs, ants, wasps, butterflies, and moths go through complete metamorphosis.
[egg to larva to pupa to adult]
About 12% of all insects, as well as spiders, go through incomplete metamorphosis. These insects include grasshoppers, crickets, dragonflies, and cockroaches .
[egg to nymph to adult]
Provide students with a large (12 by 18 inch) piece of construction paper. Students can cut out leaves free-hand, or, to save time, leaves can be prepared beforehand using a die cut machine. Students need one leaf for each stage - four leaves for the complete metaphorisis and three of the incomplete metamorphisis diagram. Yarn, pipe cleaners, clay, cotton balls, wiggle eyes, construction paper, and crepe paper are used to create the insects in the various stages of development.
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Download this free printable to use with your students. By completing the chart, students learn how the life cycles of amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, and mammals are different.
