AN2.1
Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, during their life cycles.

CP, SI

Indicators for this outcome
(a)

Pose questions about the growth and development of familiar animals.

(b)

Use a variety of resources (e.g., Elder, naturalist, zookeeper, park warden, pet store, books, pictures, and videos) to find information about the life cycles of living things.

(c)

Identify the names of the offspring (e.g., cub, pup, calf, kitten, chick, fawn, fingerling, maggot, tadpole, gosling, and infant) of familiar animals.

(d)

Recognize the cyclic nature of Mother Earth expressed by the Medicine Wheel, including life cycles and seasonal behaviours of animals.

(e)

Compare the length and stages of life cycles of familiar animals.

(f)

Describe the characteristics common to each stage (e.g., birth, youth, adulthood, and old age) of the life cycle of familiar animals (e.g., dog, cat, beaver, frog, fish, bird, ant, wasp, and chicken).

(g)

Analyze which traits (e.g., body size, head size to body ratio, and number of limbs) remain relatively constant and which change in specific animals as they grow and develop.

(h)

Create a physical, visual, or dramatic representation of the growth and development of familiar animals during their life cycles.

(i)

Predict how big a specific animal will grow based on observed patterns of animal growth and changes.

(j)

Design an animal suited for life in a particular environment (real or imaginary) and represent its growth and changes throughout its life cycle.

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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $69.95
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
R047535
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $8.99
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
R042732
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $8.99
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
R047378
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $9.50
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
R054123
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $34.95
Record posted/updated: December 8, 2018
R029633
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Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $124.00
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $12.50
Record posted/updated: December 6, 2018
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $95.00
Record posted/updated: July 22, 2020
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Price : $14.95
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $13.95
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $14.35 US
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $10.50
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $34.95
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Price : unavailable
Record posted/updated: October 18, 2020
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $95.00
Record posted/updated: October 8, 2020
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $8.95
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $9.99
Record posted/updated: April 27, 2019
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $18.95
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : unavailable
Record posted/updated: October 12, 2019
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $95.00
Record posted/updated: July 22, 2020
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $135.00
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $10.99
Record posted/updated: December 6, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $23.99
Record posted/updated: December 6, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $8.00
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
R051288
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $95.00
Record posted/updated: July 22, 2020
R049733
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $8.99
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $21.99
Record posted/updated: December 6, 2018
R037438
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $21.00
Record posted/updated: December 6, 2018
R053287
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $16.95
Record posted/updated: October 12, 2019
R071131
Oscar and the Frog: A Book About Growing
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $9.50
Record posted/updated: December 6, 2018
R051711
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $135.00
Record posted/updated: November 28, 2018