1. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards Living things rely on each other’s life cycles in order to survive.

2. Click on the left picture and print out a graphic organizer. It will help you take notes when you go through the slide show. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

3. 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. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

4. The seed starts growing when it is planted in the soil. It also needs sunlight and water. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

5. 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. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

6. The seed sprouts leaves and develops roots. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

7. The roots grow down into the soil, as the sprouts shoot up. The tree gets bigger and bigger. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

8. Flowers then start to blossom. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

9. 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. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

10. The tree starts to grow fruit. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

11. The fruit has the seed inside. It falls to the ground. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

12. Click here to continue the tree life cycle. Click here to continue the squirrel life cycle 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. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

13. What happens next? The tree dries out and stops growing. It falls down. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

14. The adult worm lays a cocoon full of eggs in the soil. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

15. The eggs hatch, and out come hatchlings. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

16. The hatchling earthworm grows into an adult. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

17. Learn more about worms. An interview with Mary Appeldof, worm expert What do you think the world would be like without worms? butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

18. Click here to continue the worm life cycle. Wiggle and Waggle is a fiction book about worms. Click on the book to read it. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

19. “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. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

20. Learn more about ants. The ant larvae hatch from the eggs. The larvae grow and molt many times. Photo by Whitney CranshawWhitney Cranshaw This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

21. The ants spin themselves into cocoons or pupae. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

22. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek After leaving the pupa stage. The adult ant can have many different jobs. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

23. Click here to continue the ant life cycle. To read this non-fiction book about ants, click on the book. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

24. The squirrel is born live from his mother. He drinks his mother’s milk. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

25. The squirrel learns to find food for himself. He eats fruit, nuts and seeds. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

26. 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. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

27. The adult butterfly lays its eggs on a leaf. Photo by John Johnson butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

28. The eggs stay protected by the leaf. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

29. A caterpillar hatches out of the egg. She eats the leaf on which she hatches. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

30. Photo by Whitney CranshawWhitney Cranshaw This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. After days of eating, the caterpillar spins itself into a cocoon or pupa. butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

31. Click here to continue the butterfly life cycle. The adult butterfly hatches from the cocoon or pupa. Photo by Jeremy Gaysek butterflytreeant wormsquirrelorganizer bibliographyThe story goes on.content standards

32. 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=1308http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1308 http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1455http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1455 http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1503http://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=1144 MBGNet http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/seed.html http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/butterfly.html http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/grow.html Primary Resources http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/ants.ppt http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/earthworms.swf New York Wild http://www.newyorkwild.org/squirrels/squirrels2007.htm Butterfly Pictures Site http://www.butterflypictures.net/9-butterfly-pictures.html Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/

33. 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=1243157 DIY Home Improvement Information http://www.doityourself.com/stry/plantappletree www.rarepalmseeds.com http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/index2.shtml Emporia State University http://www.emporia.edu/ksn/v45n4-july1999/sect04.htm University of Illinois Extension – Urban Resource Network http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case4/c4m1.html Perma-Bound Books http://www.perma-bound.com/ViewDetail/11738-ecosystem-of-a-fallen-tree Bubblegum Production Pty Ltd. http://www.bubblegum-productions.com/anthony/pupae.htm The Yuckiest Site on the Internet http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/worm/pg000216.html http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/worm/pg000103.html University of Central Lancashire http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/science/ewff/ahtml_ecology.htm Squirrel Lover http://gym.iii-inus.com/Home.html

34. Content Standards Grade One California Content Standards (http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/)(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)(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.