1. Animals Grow and Change

2. Let’s Get Started! What is a life cycle?
A life cycle tells how an animal starts life, grows to be an adult, has young, and dies.
Do all animals grow and change in the same way?
No, some animals are born and others hatch from eggs.
How is a baby tiger different from its mother?
A baby tiger cannot care for itself. Its mother can care for herself.

3. What are some baby animals you have seen
What are some baby animals you have seen? How are they different from their parents?

4. How are babies and adults alike and different?
Both

5. How are baby humans and baby tigers alike and different?

6. SNEAK REVIEW:
A mammal is an animal that usually has hair or fur. It gives birth to live young.
Reptiles have rough, scaly skin to help protect them. They lay eggs.
An amphibian begins its life in the water. Amphibians’ skin is moist so they are able to live on land and in the water.
An insect is animal with six legs, antennae, and a hard outer shell.

7. All animals have different life cycles…

8. Some animals do not start out looking like their parents
Some animals do not start out looking like their parents. Instead, they change during their lives.

9. Butterfly Life Cycle
Butterflies begin as eggs. The next stage after the egg hatches is called the larva. A caterpillar is the larva of the butterfly.
When a caterpillar is ready to change, it stops moving and its skin becomes a hard shell. Inside the shell, the caterpillar is slowly changing. This is called the pupa stage.
After the pupa stage, a butterfly emerges from the shell.
Egg
Larva/Caterpillar
Young Butterfly
Pupa
Adult Butterfly
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10. Let’s Review! How does a caterpillar become a butterfly?
What will the butterfly do when it is an adult?
How is the life cycle of a panda the same as the life cycle of a human?
How are mammals different from other animals when they have babies?
What is a life cycle?