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Life Science: “Living Things’ Life Cycles”

3rd Grade • 1 Lesson Plan
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Quick Facts

Subject: Science, Life Science

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

  • Develop a model of an organism’s life cycle.
  • Compare/contrast their creations with that of their peers.

Materials Needed: pencil & crayons/colored pencils, document camera or whiteboard, andconstruction paper, clay, popsicle sticks (art supplies for model creation)

Printable Resources:

  • Printable Student Resources:
    • “Exit Slip” (1 copy per student)
    • “Cards for Life Cycle Models” (1 copy per student)
  • Printable Teacher Resources:
    • “Diagram: Life Cycle of a Plant” (1 copy for display)
    • “Break Up Your Day”  (used for movement breaks during the lesson)

CCSS: NGSS LS.1.1, CCSS.RI.3.4, CCSS.W.3.2, CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Lesson Plan Description

This a 1 hour, light-scripted Third Grade lesson plan. This lesson helps your students learn about the life cycle of living things. Extends student understanding of the essential question: “What functions enable an organism to survive?”

  • Students will create a model of a life cycle.

NGSS.LS.1.1: Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

***Optional Cross Curricular Extension Activities for Reading, Math, and Writing.