FREE Sea & Ocean Life Cycles Cut & Paste
Published:
January 12, 2020
Contributor:
Bonnie Rose Hudson
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Life in the world’s seas and oceans is incredibly diverse. Help kids learn about the life cycles of 13 of the animals that live there with this simple, no-prep, hands-on science activity.
The FREE Sea & Ocean Life Cycles Cut & Paste unit is easy to use and provides hours of fun and learning.
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There are so many amazing creatures that live in the earth’s waters. Some are large and dangerous. Others are small and helpful. Some give birth to live young while others lay eggs. This FREE Sea & Ocean Life Cycles Cut & Paste unit is a great way to get your kids excited to learn more.
This FREE sea & ocean life cycles cut and paste unit looks at the life cycles of 13 different animals. They include the:
- Shark
- Sea turtle
- Seahorse
- Clam
- Crab
- Crayfish
- Cuttlefish
- Jellyfish
- Octopus
- Shrimp
- Squid
- Starfish
- Dolphin
Each life cycle includes between four and six illustrations. Kids cut out the stages and paste them into the cycle diagrams provided. When they are done, there is an answer key in the back just for you! Both a color and black and white version of the activities are included.
Help your kids discover what a mysis is, what an octopus looks like as it matures, and much more!
Recommended Resource: Ocean Notebook – Companion to Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman
In the Ocean Notebook, students will use a combination of written narration, drawing, and labeling alongside Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman to learn all about life in the ocean, layers of the ocean, the ocean floor, coral reefs, tide pools, and much more.
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