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Life cycles and growing up

Year 5 · Upper Key Stage 2 · S5-LT, S5-ANIMALS — Life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects and birds; human development to old age

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Grouping living things with keys (Year 4), Animals grow and stay healthy (Year 2)

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Concept Anchor

A life cycle is the stages a living thing goes through. Mammals are born live. Birds hatch from eggs. Some insects and amphibians go through metamorphosis: a big change in body shape.

Worked example

The life cycle of a frog.

  1. 1.Egg (frogspawn).
  2. 2.Tadpole, which lives in water.
  3. 3.Froglet, which grows legs.
  4. 4.Adult frog.
II

Guided Check

Name the stage of a human life when the body changes from a child to an adult.

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 5S5-LT — Metamorphosis·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which animal goes through metamorphosis (a big change in body shape) as it grows?

    Q2Year 5S5-LT — Insect life cycle·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    What is the right order for a butterfly's life cycle?

    Q3Year 5S5-ANIMALS — Human development·Problem Solving·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    When does a human body change from a child's body to an adult's body?