2. Instructions & Vocabulary HABITAT Activity Frogs Chickens Butterflies Humans More Fun Stuff! Review Teacher Notes Welcome !

3. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip Welcome Virtual Scientists! We are going to look at the fascinating Circle of Life! We will investigate animals (including humans) and the way they live. Get ready for a fun trip of scientific exploration into the animal kingdom. Here We Go!

4. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip: I NSTRUCTIONS Here is what you need to do: 1.Look through the pages on this site. 2.Where you see the words, “CLICK HERE” you will click and look at pages about Life Cycles. 3.Where you see the word, “ACTIVITY” you will click and find activities. You will need to print some of the pages to complete the activities. (Ask an adult for help.) 4.Continue looking through all of the pages until you have finished. 5.Check out the blue box for your first assignment! 6.Have Fun! VOCABULARY WORDS: Write these words on paper. As we take our trip, let’s see if we can discover what the definitions are! 1. Life Cycle 2. Characteristic 3. Trait 4. Organism 5. Parent 6. Offspring 7. Similarity 8. Compare 9. Contrast 10.Observe

5. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip ACTIVITY 1.Click on the word above. 2.Find the Folder for this Field Trip. 3.Print the HABITAT graphic organizer. 4.Fill in the blanks as you look through the pages on this Field Trip. 5.(HINT: You can easily find the answers by looking at the background pictures of each page!)

6. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip: F ROGS CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to read about the Life Cycle of a FROG.

7. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip: C HICKEN CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to read about the Life Cycle of a CHICKEN.

8. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip: B UTTERFLIES CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to read about the Life Cycle of a BUTTERFLY.

9. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip: H UMANS CLICK HERE CLICK HERE to read about the Life Cycle of a HUMAN.

10. ACTIVITY 1.Click on the word above. 2.Scroll to the bottom. 3.Click on the words: Life Cycles mini book 4.Follow the directions on each page. 5.Have an adult help you print and staple together your book! MORE FUN STUFF!! -Ask your teacher to show you the following File Folder Games: 1.Animal Concentration 2.Complete the Life Cycle 3.Habitat Matching 4.Parents & Babies Matching The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip: F UN S tuff!

11. CLICK HERE! to review what we have learned. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip: R EVIEW

12. The Circle of Life Virtual Field Trip: T eacher N otes Objectives: 1. Learn general facts about various animals & insects; physical characteristics, habitats, grouping, etc. 2. Investigate the life cycles of various animals & insects 3. Compare & contrast physical traits of animal & insect families (including humans) Handouts: 1. HABITAT Graphic Organizer 2. Frogs vs. Butterflies Venn Diagram 3. Life Cycles Mini-Book TN Standards: 2 nd Grade Science GLE 0207.4.1 Compare the life cycles of various organisms. Checks for Understanding: 0207.4.1 Compare and contrast the life cycles of different organisms such as a chicken, butterfly, meal worm, frog, or human. GLE 0207.4.2 Realize that parents pass along physical characteristics to their offspring. Checks for Understanding: 0207.4.2 Sequence a collection of pictures or illustrations into the correct stages of an organism’s life cycle. 0207.4.3 Look for similarities in pictures of members from the same human family. 0207.4.4 Create a graphic organizer that compares observable traits that offspring share with their parents. GLE 0207.5.1 Investigate the relationship between an animal’s characteristics and the features of the environment where it lives. Checks for Understanding: 0207.5.1 Compare and contrast the characteristics of organisms from two different environments. 0207.5.2 Infer the characteristics needed by an organism to survive in a particular environment. www.tn.gov/education File Folder Games: 1. Animal Concentration 2. Complete the Life Cycle 3. Habitat Matching 4. Parents & Babies Matching CLICK HERE for instructions and printable materials for File Folder Games. Life Cycle web pages courtesy of: http://gets.gc.k12.va.us/elementary/lifecycles/inde x.htm Additional clipart & background photos courtesy of: microsoftclipart.com