LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human

and compare it to other creatures

I can:
• Explain what classification means
• Identify different ways in which animals and other living things
can be grouped
• Use research to map a life cycle
• Identify similarities and differences between different life cycles.
 What can you remember about living things
and their habitats from previous years?

What does the word classify mean?

What different ways can we classify animals and living things?

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Mammals

Gestation: Embryo
growing inside the mother,
where it is completely
reliant upon the mother.

Independent adult usually seeks

company from the opposite sex and
mates. Adult female nurses their
young.

Mammals: Young: Main period of

• have hair or fur growth and developing
• warm-blooded independence from the
• feed babies milk parents.
• give live birth

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Mammals

embryo
adult
young

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Amphibian

The tadpole grows fins

and a stronger tail. Then The female
it develops lungs and
lays mass of
hind legs.
eggs which
are fertilised
by the male.

The tail disappears and it

After 2-25 days the
starts to eat insects instead
tadpole hatches from
of plants. It takes 2-4 years
The tadpole grows front legs the egg. It swims and
to become an adult frog,
and tail shortens. Uses eats plants. It
when it can lay eggs.
nutrients in tail as food. It breathes through gills.
Amphibians: jumps out of water onto land.
• live in water and on land
• moist slimy skin
• lays eggs
• babies different from
adults

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Amphibian

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Insects

complete metamorphosis

incomplete metamorphosis

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 Birds

Eggs are laid by the

mother and the mother
and father care for the
egg until it hatches.

Independent adult usually Mother and

seeks company from the father feed
opposite sex and mates. the young
bird until it is
old enough to
Birds:
fly and find
• have feathers and wings
its own food.
• warm-blooded
• lays eggs

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Flowering Plant

Seeds are spread Germination: The

out so they can seed starts to grow
grow where they when conditions are
are not fighting suitable.
for space with Roots grow, usually underground.
the parent plant.

The
pollen in
the
flowers is
used to A stem and
make leaves form, and
Flowering Plants: seeds. the plant makes
• have flowers its own food
• flowers produce seeds (photosynthesis)
• seeds in fruit .

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 Non-Flowering Plant

Germination: The seed

starts to grow when
conditions are suitable.

Roots grow, usually underground.

Seeds are produced

Seeds are spread out so they can (without flowers)
grow where they are not fighting
for space with the parent plant.

Non-flowering Plants: A stem and leaves

• have no flowers form, and the
• seeds or spores are produced plant makes its
by pollen being spread (e.g. own food
by wind) (photosynthesis).

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Life Cycles

seed
germination
dispersal seed
germination
dispersal
seed production
roots
leaves seed production
roots
leaves

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 The Human Life Cycle
Foetus
All people start off life as a foetus in their mother’s stomach. A foetus
grows in the womb surrounded by liquid and gets its nutrition through
a tube called the umbilical cord. When a woman has a foetus growing
inside her, we say that she is pregnant. Doctors can take a photo of a
foetus using an ultrasound scanner.

Baby
After around nine months (sometimes a bit longer; sometimes a bit less)
the mother gives birth. From birth to around two years of age we say a
child is a baby (we count people’s ages from the day that they are born).
Babies cannot do much for themselves and need to be fed (with milk at
first, then later with food) and have their nappies changed.

Child
From three years old to twelve years old you are a ‘child’. Children are more
independent than babies, and they continue to become more independent
as they get older; for example, they can eat food that is given to them and
dress themselves. Between three and five years old children start to go to
nursery and to school.
LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Teenager
Teenagers are more independent than children; for instance, they
can get jobs to earn money for themselves and can learn to drive at
sixteen. However, teenagers still live with their parents and rely on
them to pay the bills! Knowing which ages are included in the teen
years is quite easy, as they end in ‘teen’ e.g. thirteen.
Adult
Although eighteen and nineteen end in ‘teen’, people of this age are
actually now adults. Adults have grown as much as they are going
to and usually live independently in their own houses. Most adults
get full-time jobs to pay for their own food, bills and other things
that they buy. Adults can also have babies of their own!
Elderly
By the age of around 67, most people have worked hard
throughout their lives and saved up enough money so that
they can retire (stop working). Elderly people are not as
strong as when they were younger and get tired more
easily. However they can still have fun and stay active, like
the couple in the photo. If their children have had children,
they will be grandparents.

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 Your task
Challenge- Use the picture cards and information
sheet to re-create the human life cycle and explain
each stage of development Human Life cycle
information
Dkfindout.com
Tricky- Use the picture cards or draw your own
pictures to create your own human life cycle. Then
use the iPads to add information about each stage of
the cycle.

Expert- Draw your own human life cycle before

using the iPad to add information about each stage
of the cycle. Finally, identify similarities and
differences between the human life cycle and other Life cycle information
animals/creatures. generationgenius.com

LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human and compare it to other creatures
 LO: To revisit the life cycle of a human
and compare it to other creatures
I can:
• Explain what classification means
• Identify different ways in which animals and other living things
can be grouped
• Use research to map a life cycle
• Identify similarities and differences between different life cycles.