Plants undergo many steps in order to produce flowers and seeds. Pollination begins this process when male and female reproductive cells come together in the same area to form a zygote – this allows pollen grains to fertilize male reproductive cells while providing food to form flowers and seeds. Seeds can be dispersed through water,…
Encourage children to act out the various stages in a frog’s life cycle. They can draw their own diagram, or use this printable life cycle worksheet with pictures as reference for cutting out. Students can click and drag vocabulary words for kids’ frog life cycle vocabulary into the appropriate boxes, facilitating language acquisition especially among…
Female butterflies lay many eggs to increase the odds that at least some will survive and continue their lives as butterflies. As soon as eggs hatch they transform into larvae or caterpillars which feed and develop while also shedding their skin periodically. Once a caterpillar has completed its life cycle, it forms a protective shell…
Germination (break-open of seeds) requires oxygen, water and temperature conditions that meet specific parameters for them to germinate (become open). This process is known as germination. Seedlings form roots and leaves to gather water, nutrients and sunlight for photosynthesis to produce food for themselves – this process helps them grow into mature plants which blossom…
Mercury and Venus, unlike most rocky planets in our Solar System, are typically not considered suitable places for life to exist; their harsh conditions make them unsuitable as candidates for life support systems. Yet engineers have created spacecraft capable of withstanding these inhospitable worlds’ harsh environment. Scientists have recently discovered that Venus’ atmosphere contains phosphine,…
Seeds contain an embryo, food and protective coating. To enable their success in taking root as new plants in different conditions arises, seeds need to be dispersed across the land so they can grow as plants when conditions allow it. Many flowering plants feature colourful petals to attract insects and help pollinate them, with pollen…
Butterfly lifecycle begins when female butterflies lay eggs – either spherical or cylindrical in shape and of various colors – to start their life cycle. As soon as the eggs hatch, a caterpillar emerges and begins eating steadily, eventually moulting multiple times as it grows larger. Once it reaches this stage, the caterpillar stops feeding…
A butterfly’s complete metamorphosis involves four distinct steps. Starting as an egg, they transform into larva, pupa and ultimately adult wings. At this stage, caterpillars form a hard outer casing called a chrysalis that appears motionless yet changes dramatically within. Egg At the start of a butterfly’s life cycle lies its egg, which can vary…
Plants, like people, undergo their own life cycle. Beginning as seeds containing everything needed for them to blossom into full-grown plants, the seeds are dispersed across the land by water, air or animals (except ferns and bryophytes ). When seeds reach soil with sufficient essential elements they undergo germination and begin growing into fully formed…
