Lifecycle Learning

It all begins with an egg and a seed!!
The students in my class will be able to watch in real time the hatching of eggs in an incubator by having a camera set to view inside through the clear window on the incubator. Also, they can see a monarch caterpillar hatch from a tiny butterfly egg with a camera to set next to the milkweed we have in the classroom. The egg will look large and the children can actually watch as the caterpillar eats its way out of the egg. They can take daily pictures of a planted seed and see the progress it makes daily. Then, the children will draw and write about the life cycles each time there are changes in their science, writing, and math journals. The class can share their experience by involving their families and relatives and sending them pictures during the school day or as something exciting happens. The lesson will be extended by having the children research other life cycles from plants or animals. The children can do math and science lessons on those life cycles on the computer or IPads.