This post includes several links to videos, interactives, and games for a ‘Life Cycles’ science unit.
Videos*
- Hatching Baby Chick
- Butterfly Metamorphosis
- Spiders (Discovery Channel)
- Slow Motion Lady Bug (7000 frames per second)
- Icky, Icky Insects Song
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Interactives*
- Create-A-Bug
- Monster Bugs (Magic School Bus)
- Build-A-Bug
* As the titles suggest, the interactives above let students create their own bugs – one body part at a time.
Games*
- Build-a-Bug (Interactive and Trivia Game)
- Frog Life Cycle
*These games could work with small groups or with whole classes.