Life Cycle Safari

The basic life cycles of plants have a similar pattern:

Seed

Seedling

Adult plant

Three stages of a bean plant life cycle

The life cycle of an animal also has some of the same basic stages:
Baby

Juvenile

Adult

Three stages of a desert lynx life cycle.

Go outside on a life cycle safari.

1 Find examples of different stages of animal or plant life cycles in
your local environment.
2 Record what you find by taking photos or drawing pictures.
3 Use the pictures you collect to create a ‘fill in the blank’ life cycle
challenge for other children to complete. Start with a picture and
add arrows and spaces so another pupil can complete the life cycle.

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