Students should be able to identify the proper use of the following vocabulary words:
rotation: to spin around
thrive: to live well and be healthy
hemisphere: the halves of the Earth (we live in the northern hemisphere, everything above the equator)
revolution: to go around
protective: to keep something safe (the protective shell of a chicken egg keeps the embryo safe)
germination: to grow or sprout
replenish: to refill or make whole again
burrow: to dig and/or burry under the ground
transparent: see through
metamorphosis: when a creature completely changes between when it is born and when it grows up (butterflies and frogs)
condensation: when water vapor (gas) becomes water droplets (liquid); this is what forms clouds
humidity: the amount of water in the air
precipitation: the name for all water that falls from the sky (rain, sleet, snow, or hail).
Students should be able to recognize the difference in the life cycles of:
frogs: egg, tadpole, young frog, adult frog (metamorphosis occurs)
butterflies: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly (metamorphosis occurs)
chickens: egg, chick, chicken (no metamorphosis)
Students will briefly explain in writing the following topics (one to two sentences):
Write the stages of one of the life cycles we talked about (using the transition and vocabulary words that are appropriate)
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