Task
All living things reproduce. The similarities and differences between animals and their offspring are different from one species to another. Although each living thing is different from others, the phases of its life cycle are predictable.
It will be your job to investigate, observe and record these life cycle phases. The information that you find will help your team to share in informing other classmates about the differences and similarities between living organisms.
Process
- You will be assigned to 1team, each team consisting of 4-5 members.
- Each team will be assigned an animal to research.
- Your team will become informed of the stages and time period of the life cycle of the animal that you are researching, the things it needs to survive, and some other interesting facts about your animal.
- Your team will use internet resources to gather information and answer the questions that you are asked
Your team will then put the information together in order to make:
1. A powerpoint to the class
2. A comic strip of the stages of the animal's life cycle
3. Other pictures or information you would like to add.
Lady Bugs!
While you dong your investigation, you will need:
(1) paper
(2) pencil
Before you begin, be sure that you read all questons and instructionals carefully!
(1) What do ladybugs eat? http://www.ladybug-life-cycle.com/what-ladybugs-eat.html
(2) Where can you find a ladybug? http://www.lostladybug.org/howto.php
(3) Add two addtional facts that you find interesting. http://earthsbirthday.org/images/uploads/bugs/ladybug-fun-facts.pdf
(4) How many stages are in the life cycle? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zrDGh2DIRU
(5) What are the names of each of the stages of a ladybugs life cycle? http://insects.about.com/od/beetles/p/The-Life-Cycle-Of-Ladybugs.htm
(6) How long does it take for a lady bug to complete its lifecycle? http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/insects/ladybirds/ladybird_lifecycle.html
Evaluation
Now that you have finished, please rate yourself.
Did you:
1. Answer all of the questions?
2. Present your findings to the class?
If you did all of these things,
Give yourself a 3.
If you did two of these things, Give yourself a 2.
If you did one of these things,
Give yourself a 1.
If you did not complete any of these things
Give yourself a 0.
Conclusion
You have completed your investigation of animal life cycles. You should have:
1. A powerpoint to the class
2. A comic strip of the stages of the animal's life cycle
3. Other pictures or information you would like to add.
You should have found through your investigation that all living things reproduce. The similarities and differences between animals and their offspring are different from one species to another. Although each living thing is different from others, the phases of its life cycle are predictable!