Life cycles and reproduction

Exploring the life cycles of plants and animals and the life process of reproduction.

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Life cycles and reproduction in plants

Lesson 2: Life cycle of a mammal

Lesson 3: Life cycle of a bird

Lesson 4: Life cycle of an amphibian

Lesson 5: Life cycle of an insect

Lesson 6: Asexual reproduction in plants

Key skills

Posing questions

  • Raising
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • A
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Key vocabulary

adolescence

asexual reproduction

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