FREE PRIMARY SCIENCE · Year 3
Living things and life cycles
How do we know something is alive, and how do living things change as they grow?
Students sort living, once-living and non-living things, grow seeds and record changes, sequence animal life cycles from sources, then compare plant and animal life cycles.
4 free lessons · Australian Curriculum v9
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Alive or not?
How can we tell if something is alive?
Open free interactive lesson →What do seeds need?
What happens to a seed when it gets water and warmth?
Open free interactive lesson →Animal life cycles
How does a frog change from egg to adult?
Open free interactive lesson →Plants and animals compared
How is a bean plant’s life cycle different from a chicken’s?
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