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Resources for Science > Life Science > Animals > Life Cycles

Life cycles of animals - cycles

http://www.uen.org/themepark/cycles/animal.shtml

After a brief introduction, the page is divided into Places to go, People to see, Things to do, Teacher resources and a Bibliography. Each division has several links. For example the Places to go division has links to frog, ant, coral reef, and American bald eagle life cycles.

Resource Type: Instructional Material - Activity, Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Butterfly Lab

http://www.naturemuseum.org/online/thebutterflylab/index.htm

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.This focused and comprehensive site includes pages on butterfly anatomy, life cycle, behavior and ecology. Each page is enhanced with photographs. There is an additional link to ongoing research A Tool Box side bar links to Ask-an-expert, My lab, and For teachers.

Resource Type: Audio/Visual - Photograph, Instructional Material - Experiment/Lab Activity, Instructional Material - Instructor Guide/Manual, Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Metamorphosis

http://exhibits.pacsci.org/insects/metamorphosis.html

Describes both complete and incomplete metamorphosis using specific examples, and colored schematic illustrations for each stage.

Resource Type: Audio/Visual - Illustration, Reference Material - Nonfiction Reference
Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Salamander superpowers - a question of regeneration

http://www.sciencecases.org/regeneration/regeneration.asp

This story of a brother, sister and a found salamander reveals the concept of regeneration. Five questions at the end of the story connect regeneration to human biology and stem cell research.

Resource Type: Instructional Material - Case Study
Grade Level: 4, 5, 6