Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, during their life cycles.
CP, SI
| (a) |
Pose questions about the growth and development of familiar animals. |
| (b) |
Use a variety of resources (e.g., Elder, naturalist, zookeeper, park warden, pet store, books, pictures, and videos) to find information about the life cycles of living things. |
| (c) |
Identify the names of the offspring (e.g., cub, pup, calf, kitten, chick, fawn, fingerling, maggot, tadpole, gosling, and infant) of familiar animals. |
| (d) |
Recognize the cyclic nature of Mother Earth expressed by the Medicine Wheel, including life cycles and seasonal behaviours of animals. |
| (e) |
Compare the length and stages of life cycles of familiar animals. |
| (f) |
Describe the characteristics common to each stage (e.g., birth, youth, adulthood, and old age) of the life cycle of familiar animals (e.g., dog, cat, beaver, frog, fish, bird, ant, wasp, and chicken). |
| (g) |
Analyze which traits (e.g., body size, head size to body ratio, and number of limbs) remain relatively constant and which change in specific animals as they grow and develop. |
| (h) |
Create a physical, visual, or dramatic representation of the growth and development of familiar animals during their life cycles. |
| (i) |
Predict how big a specific animal will grow based on observed patterns of animal growth and changes. |
| (j) |
Design an animal suited for life in a particular environment (real or imaginary) and represent its growth and changes throughout its life cycle. |

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