LIFE CYCLES

Created By: Ariel Massee

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Written exam
10 questions
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Hannah Meunier
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Lesson One

The students will be challenged to define the term metamorphosis by observing

the process in the life cycle of the frog and the butterfly. Then, the students will
create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting frogs and butterflies. This will
help the students prepare for the upcoming lessons in the unit.

S2L1- Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

Lesson One Handout

NAME:________________________________________________

Life Cycles Unit

Butterfly

Frog
Both

Metamorphosis:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lesson One SMART Activity

Lesson Two

The students will be challenged to correctly order and label the phases of a frogs
life cycle. The students will create a visual representation of the life cycle of a
frog.S2L1- Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

ELACC2RL1: Ask and answer such questions as questions as who, what, where,
when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in text.

S2L1- Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

Lesson Two Reading Handout

Lesson Two Timeline Handout

Name: _________________________________________

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

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Stage 5

Lesson Three

The students will be challenged to correctly order and label the phases of a frogs
life cycle. The students will create a visual representation of the life cycle of a
frog.S2L1- Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

ELACC2RL1: Ask and answer such questions as questions as who, what, where,
when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in text.

S2L1- Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

Lesson Three Reading Handout

Lesson Three Timeline Handout

Name: _________________________________________

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Lesson Four

The students will compose narrative essays explaining what an animal might be
thinking or feeling during the process of metamorphosis. The students will
combine content knowledge and emotional awareness to create a nonfiction
essay.

ELACC2RL1: Ask and answer such questions as questions as who, what, where,
when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in text.

S2L1- Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

Lesson Four Handout

Lesson Five

The students will create illustrations of frogs or butterflies using only geometric
shapes.

MCCK.G.6- Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes.

S2L1- Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

Lesson Five Handouts

Post Assessment

Written exam

10 questions

Multiple choice

Illustration

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Zykiyah Battle
Naomi Bongiovanni
Xanthia Brezial
Emily Cabrera
Chase Connell
Jordan Dumas
Justin Dumas
Ashley Fordham
YaNique Golden
John Gutierrez-Mancio
Amber Hall
Noelia Hernandez
Andres Herrera-Salgado
Mason Jones
Jeremy Keene
Hannah Meunier
Yolet Morales-Diaz
Andrea Ordonez Pineda
Nyla Palmer
Gabriel Rosado
Maria Rubio Torres
Alani Shockley
Aalayiaha Spragues
Alena Spragues
Gavin Snow
Samantha Sutton
Steven West
Karlee Yates
Karsyn Yates

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Did Learning Occur?

Pre-Assessment

Post Assessment

Highest Score: 57%

Highest Score: 100%

Lowest Score: 0%

Lowest Score: 20%

Class Average: 28.6%

Class Average: 84.6%

Questions

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