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Handout
The Field Museum

Field Museum: Butterfly and Moth Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the stages of development of butterflies and moths accompanied by pictures for further enhancement.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Human Life Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this whiteboard lesson, students explore the stages of human life and draw comparisons with different animals. A variety of diagrams are provided to help communicate this concept.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Mealworm Life Cycle

For Teachers 1st
Learn about the complete metamorphosis of the darkling beetle.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and put the stages of a butterfly's life cycle in order in this SMART whiteboard activity.
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Website
Curated OER

Bized.com: The Product Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by Bized.com, gives a brief definition of the product life cycle and the stages of the product life cycle.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this unit, children learn that plants and animals reproduce as part of their life cycle and that in every life cycle there are distinct processes and stages. They should begin to understand how...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Critter Guide: Butterfly

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you name the four parts of the life cycle of the butterfly? This site features a brief but detailed description of the life cycle of a butterfly and some other fun facts about this interesting insect.
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Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Cool Science for Kids: Butterflies Come From?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Hands-on activity for investigating the life stages of a butterfly.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Adulthood and Aging

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When is a person considered an adult? That depends. Most teens become physically mature by the age of 16 or so. But they are not adults in a legal sense until they...
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Activity
Other

Academy of Natural Science: Butterfly Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, learners examine the four stages of butterfly metamorphosis in this succinct presentation from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Pennsylvania.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Life Cycle of a Bean Plant

For Students 3rd - 5th
The lowly bean plant is a favorite subject for the study plant growth with younger students. This resource explains how to take care of a bean plant and the different stages of development it goes through.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Life Cycle of a Slave [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read excerpts from these slave and ex-slave narratives to find out what the life of a slave was like through all stages of life--childhood, marriage, and old age. See the heartbreak of mothers being separated from their children, and...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Cell Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The process of cell division in eukaryotic cells is carefully controlled. The cell cycle is the life cycle of a cell, with cell division at the end of the cycle....
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Activity
Other

Classroom Salmon Egg Incubation Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Look at the development of a salmon egg with this online classroom activity. Included are background information, activities, and a photo album. What a great way to teach life cycle.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Lytic vs. Lysogenic Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains in detail what the lytic and lysogenic cycles of a virus are and the stages of each cycle. Also presents a table highlighting the differences between them.
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Activity
Other

Springboard Magazine: The Circle of Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief explanation of life cycle is provided along with pictoral respresentations of three different examples of life cycles (apple tree, butterfly and frog). The term metamorphosis is introduced and the resouce has an interactive...
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life: Millipede Growth and Development

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the stages of growth and development in the life cycle of the millipede.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Butterfly Stages of Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can me used to introduce or review the life cycle of a butterfly. Students will place the words and pictures in proper order as well as write down observations. This chart works well if...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Infancy and Childhood

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The first year after birth is called infancy. Infancy is a period when the baby grows very fast. During infancy, the baby doubles in length and triples in weight....
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Is This For? Parts of a Seed

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create investigations to determine the parts of a seed and then research in order to describe the purpose of those parts.
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Interactive
Minerals Ed

Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Mine Development Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at how a mine develops from the exploratory stage to reclamation of the land.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
All things related to the beautiful monarch butterfly are found here! Tons of links to everything you might imagine. Photos, video clips, plus teacher resources are also included.
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Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Millipede

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has points on the major stages in the life cycle of millipedes. Check out this great resource!
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Article
Other

Msu News: Msu Finds Triceratops, Torosaurus Were Different Stages of Dinosaur

For Students 9th - 10th
Two paleontologists from Montana State University, John Scannella and Jack Horner, discuss their newly released theory that Triceratops and Torosaurus were actually the same dinosaur but at different stages of their life cycle. [Date of...

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