living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive
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Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive. Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive. Click on the left picture and print out a graphic organizer. It will help you take notes when you go through the slide show. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to
survive.
Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive.
Click on the left picture and print out a graphic organizer. It will help you take notes when you go through the slide show.
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Start by clicking on a living thing below. Click on links and pictures in the slide
show to learn more.
Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive.
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The seed starts growing when it is planted in the soil. It also needs sunlight and water.
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Click here to continue the worm life cycle.
How does the worm help the tree grow? Click on the book to read it.
Click here to continue the tree life cycle.
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The seed sprouts leaves and develops roots.
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The roots grow down into the soil, as the sprouts shoot up. The tree gets bigger and bigger.
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Flowers then start to blossom.
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Click here to continue the butterfly life
cycle.
The butterfly looks for nectar to eat. It pollinates the flower of the tree.
Click here to continue the tree life cycle.
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The tree starts to grow fruit.
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The fruit has the seed inside. It falls to the ground.
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Click here to continue the tree life cycle.
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What happens when the tree dies?
How else is a seed spread?
A squirrel eats seeds from the fruit of a tree. It also spreads the seeds. The seeds get planted in the ground.
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What happens
next?
The tree dries out and stops growing. It falls down.
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The adult worm lays a cocoon full of eggs in the soil.
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The eggs hatch, and out come hatchlings.
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The hatchling earthworm grows into an adult.
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Learn more about worms.
An interview with Mary Appeldof, worm expert
What do you think the world would be like without worms?
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Click here to continue the worm life cycle.
Wiggle and Waggle is a fiction book about worms. Click on the book to read it.
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“Ants chew away at the wood…They hollow out tunnels and rooms for nests inside the log”(Pascoe, 24).
Here the queen ant lays the eggs.
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Learn more about ants.
The ant larvae hatch from the eggs. The larvae grow and molt many times.
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The ants spin themselves into cocoons or pupae.
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After leaving the pupa stage. The adult ant can have many different jobs.
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Click here to continue the ant life cycle.
To read this non-fiction book about ants, click on the book.
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The squirrel is born live from his mother. He drinks his mother’s milk.
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The squirrel learns to find food for himself. He eats fruit, nuts and seeds.
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Click here to continue the squirrel life cycle.
Click on the picture to watch a live web cam video of inside a squirrel’s nest.
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The adult butterfly lays its eggs on a leaf.
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The eggs stay protected by the leaf.
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A caterpillar hatches out of the egg. She eats the leaf on which she hatches.
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After days of eating, the caterpillar spins itself into a cocoon or pupa.
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Click here to continue the butterfly life
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The adult butterfly hatches from the cocoon or pupa.
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Non-Fiction Books:Pascoe, Elaine. The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Ltd., 2003. Pascoe, Elaine. The Ecosystem of an Apple Tree. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Ltd.,
2003.Websites:Books from Lookybook.com• http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1308• http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1455• http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1503• http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1303• http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1144MBGNet• http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/seed.html• http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/butterfly.html• http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/grow.htmlPrimary Resources• http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/ants.ppt• http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/earthworms.swfNew York Wild• http://www.newyorkwild.org/squirrels/squirrels2007.htmButterfly Pictures Site• http://www.butterflypictures.net/9-butterfly-pictures.htmlCreative Commons• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
Insect Images• http://www.insectimages.org/browse/autimages.cfm?aut=5062• http://www.insectimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5369805• http://www.insectimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1243157DIY Home Improvement Information• http://www.doityourself.com/stry/plantappletreewww.rarepalmseeds.com• http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/index2.shtmlEmporia State University• http://www.emporia.edu/ksn/v45n4-july1999/sect04.htmUniversity of Illinois Extension – Urban Resource Network• http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case4/c4m1.htmlPerma-Bound Books• http://www.perma-bound.com/ViewDetail/11738-ecosystem-of-a-fallen-treeBubblegum Production Pty Ltd.• http://www.bubblegum-productions.com/anthony/pupae.htmThe Yuckiest Site on the Internet• http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/worm/pg000216.html• http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/worm/pg000103.htmlUniversity of Central Lancashire• http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/science/ewff/ahtml_ecology.htmSquirrel Lover• http://gym.iii-inus.com/Home.html
Content StandardsGrade One
California Content Standards (http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/)
Science - Life Sciences
2. Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways. • Students know different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help
them thrive in different kinds of places. • Students know both plants and animals need water, animals need food, and plants need light.• Students know animals eat plants or other animals for food and may also use plants or even other animals for shelter
and nesting. • Students know roots are associated with the intake of water and soil nutrients and green leaves are associated with
making food from sunlight.
Mathematics• Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability• 1.0 Students organize, represent, and compare data by category on simple graphs and charts: • 1.1 Sort objects and data by common attributes and describe the categories.
1.2 Represent and compare data by using pictures and picture graphs.
National Educational Technology Standards (http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS)
1. Basic operations and concepts – Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
5. Technology research tools – Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. – Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
6. Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools• Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.