Vocabulary
What is a life cycle?
Stages a living things goes through from birth/egg to adult.
Which season is the hottest and has the most sunlight?
Summer
What is the first stage in a plants life cycle?
All plants start as a seed?
What is the first stage of a chicken's life cycle?
The egg is the first stage of the life cycle.
What is the first stage of a frog's life cycle?
egg
How long does it take the earth to make one revolution around the sun?
It takes the earth 1 year to make a complete revolution around the sun.
How does winter affect some animals? What do they do in the winter?
Some animals hibernate in the winter while other animals migrate south.
In what season to plants begin to germinate?
Plants begin to germinate in the spring.
How long does it take a embryo to form and hatch?
20-21 days
What does a frog become in the middle stage of it's life?
A tadpole
Do humans experience metamorphosis? Can you name an insect that does?
Humans do not go through metamorphosis. An example on an insect that does is butterflies.
Plants begin to grow in the spring because the temperature is warmer and there is more sunlight than in the fall.
What are the 4 parts of a tree?
Trunk
Branches
Leaves
Fruit
What is the name of a female and male chicken?
Hen and Rooster
Why does a tadpole live underwater and not land?
A tadpole has to live underwater because it has gills; also, young tadpoles have not developed legs yet.
Where might you find examples of condensation?
Condensation can occur on the bathroom mirror after a hot shower. It can be on the side of a cup that has been sitting out for a while.
Name 3 examples of precipitation.
Rain
Snow
Sleet
Hail
The final step in a plants life cycle is seed dispertion. This means the seeds fall from a dead plant to help grow new ones.
How long does it take for a chick to grow into an adult hen or rooster?
1 year
Sequence the life cycle of a frog from beginning to end.
First: egg
Next: Tadpole with long tails
Third: Tadpoles grow legs and lungs
Fourth: Adult frog
Which hemisphere do we live on? What is the other hemisphere?
We live on the Northern hemisphere. The other hemisphere is the Southern hemisphere.
Compare the winter solstice to the summer solstice. How are they different?
Winter solstice takes place on Dec. 21st and its is the shortest day of the year because it has the least amount of sunlight. Summer solstice takes place on June 21st and its is the longest day of the year with the most sunlight.
Sequence the life cycle of a flower from beginning to end.
First: seed
Second: roots
Third: sprout
Fourth: flower
Fifth: seed dispertion
Sequence the life cycle of a chicken from beginning to end.
First: egg
Second: chick
Third: Adult
A frog and butterfly experience changes in their entire appearance.
They both start as an egg then transform into an animal or insect that looks very different from their adult body.