Circle of Life
Introduction
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Hi, I am the caterpillar that you have just read about
in Eric Carle’s book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” I was sooo… hungry, that while your
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reading my story, I just so happened to munch through 3 books that were
sitting on your teacher’s desk.
Task
You can help me, by choosing the life cycle of a human, frog, or plant for your team. As a team (consisting of 4 people), you will do the following: vResearch
the life cycle by visiting various web sites vCompleting
a question sheet vWriting
& illustrating a book vSharing
& comparing your books |
Process
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2. When you enter your life cycle page you will
find a worksheet to print out. 3. Record information on this worksheet as you view
the web sites. 4. You will compile this information to create your
own accordion book. (directions for accordion book are located in Teacher Notes/Resources) 5. Each team member will be responsible for one
page of the book and one stage of the life cycle. 6. Each page should include a picture and a
description of the assigned stage, which will be included in the accordion
book. 7. As a team, design a cover page for your life
cycle book. 8. Present and share your book with the class. |
Evaluation |
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Your Life Cycle activities will be evaluated based upon the following rubrics:  |
Conclusion
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Thank
you for working so hard to replace the life cycle books.
You have
learned that humans, plants, and animals all have something in common. Each has
– as does every living organism – a cycle of life. To learn more about life cycles, you may want to visit this
butterfly site: Butterfly
Life Cycle.
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Teacher Notes / Resources
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Created by: |
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Mary
King |
Pat
Blashe |
Kristina
Thiex |
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Feel
free to contact us with questions or
comments. |