Life Cycles 
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World Book Kids article: Life Cycle
Bill Nye the Science Guy - Life Cycles
Helix Media Library video - Login with your SD42 login.
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National Geographic Kids eBook
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National Geographic Kids eBook
National Geographic Kids eBooks
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Dr. Binocs Show video
SciShow Kids video
A read aloud video of It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall
Peep and the Big Wide World video: Peep Plants a Seed
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World Book Kids articles
National Geographic Kids eBooks
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National Geographic Kids video
SciShow Kids video
Dr. Binocs Show video
Peep and the Big Wide World video: Peep's New Friend
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World Book Kids article
National Geographic Kids eBook
World Book Kids activity: Life of a Frog
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SciShow Kids video
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Butterfly Life Cycle
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Frog Life Cycle
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Plant Life Cycle and Gardening Collection
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Curriculum Connections for Grade 2 Science
Big Ideas
Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.
Sample Inquiry Questions
Content
Metamorphic: metamorphic life cycles: body structure changes (e.g., caterpillar to butterfly, mealworm transformation, tadpoles to frog)
Non-metamorphic: non-metamorphic life cycles: organism keeps same body structure through life but size changes (e.g., humans)
Offspring and parent: a kitten looks like cat and a puppy looks like dog but they do change as they grow; salmon change a great deal as they grow and need fresh and salt water environments to survive
