In Lifecycles students will explore how a variety of different animals, grow, develop and produce offspring. Students will consider their own lifecycle before going on to compare the lifecycles of a variety of different animals. Using costumes and role play students will create and act out a butterfly lifecycle, before being led on a tour of our butterfly house where your students will have the chance to reinforce their learning by searching for the real life stages of a butterfly lifecycle.
| Age: KS1 (5-7 years) | Duration: 30 minutes | Capacity: 35 students | Outdoor Session |
Intended learning outcomes:
Pupils will be able to:
- select pictures in the appropriate order to build the lifecycles for humans, frogs and butterflies using materials provided
- act out the stage of a butterfly lifecycle
- work as a group to organise images of different animals into the correct lifecycle sequence
National Curriculum links:
| KS1 Science | Animals, including humans | identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals (Year 1) |
| notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults (Year 2) | ||
| Living things and their habitats | identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats (Year 2) |
Online Resources:
- Support your students learning before, during and after their visit with our online resources: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Online Resources