Lesson 3: Life cycle of a bird
Exploring the life cycle of a bird and drawing parallels with the life cycle of a mammal.
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Learning objective
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Arrange the class into the same groups from the asexual reproduction cutting activity in Lesson 1: Life cycles and reproduction in plants. Give each group a 30 cm ruler, the tablet they used to photograph their cutting and the Activity: Stem cutting data table (one each) from Lesson 1: Life cycles and reproduction in plants.
Instruct the groups to collect their cutting, take a new photograph and measure any growth. Remind them to record week two in the data table.
Ask the groups to discuss:
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