Daily+Directions+Week1+Day2

=Daily Directions: Week One, Day 2 = Day Two : “What is a Life Cycle?

Today students will be exploring the stages in animal life cycles. Students will observe and describe the growth and development of at least one living animal as the animal develops from early to more advanced stages.

Step One: Videos

Go to the Class Wiki and click on the link “Bill Nye: Life Cycles”. Watch the video.

Step Two: Science Book Reading

Continue by reading two pages in the science book.


 * § “What is a Life Cycle?” on pages A6 and A7.
 * § If you need help reading the words go to the Animal Life Cycle page on the class wiki page. Click on the audio link called “What is a Life Cycle?
 * § Listen and read along with the directions for the activity.

Step Three: Changes Chart

Open KidPix file called “ Changes Chart”

1. Press F10. This opens the gray toolbar.

2. Click FILE à Then click OPEN

3. Go to the black triangle where it says “My Pictures”. Hold down your click until a long menu appears.

4. Go to DropBox

5. Click on Animal Life Cycles folder à Click OPEN

6. Click on your name and open your Week one folder.

7. Click on the file called “Changes chart”. à Click OPEN


 * § Once the file is open complete the activity.

1. Think about the animals you saw in the videos. Choose one of these animals. (Example: dog, cat, butterfly, or bear)

2. In the top left-hand section of the chart, draw a picture of how you think the animal you chose looked when it was very young (Example: egg, blind, no fur, tadpole).

3. Predict how it will look as it gets older.

4. In each of the other three boxes of the chart, draw or write your ideas of how the animal will change, as it gets older.

WRITE THE NAME OF THE ANIMAL.

5. Use the text box to write your name. Put it in the bottom right hand corner.

6. Save your file:


 * § Press F10. This opens the grey toolbar.

2. Click FILE à Then click SAVE AS

3. Go to the black triangle where it says “My Pictures”. Hold down your click until a long menu appears.

4. Go to DropBox

5. Click on Animal Life Cycles folder à Click OPEN

6. Click on your name and open Week one folder.

7. Click on the file called “Changes chart”. Click SAVE

8. If it asks you to replace the file say, “Yes”.

7. Return to the wikipage and open up the class blog. Read some of your classmates’ comments. Add a comment to the discussion.