Science · Stage 5
How Animals and Humans Begin New Life
Every animal — and every person — begins life in an amazing way: some hatch from eggs, and some are born live!
✦ Science📘 Stage 5 · S5⏱ ~11 min🧒 Ages 9–10★ Free to start
I can describe reproduction and life cycles in animals and, respectfully, in humans.
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Kavi's Two Beginnings
Kavi watches a nest of eggs 🥚 hatch into fluffy chicks 🐣. Nearby, a mother dog curls around her new puppies 🐶. "Look!" hoots Kavi. "New life begins in two big ways. Some animals lay eggs, and some have babies that are born live — like puppies, and like you and me! Let's find out how every living thing begins and grows up."
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What your child will learn
1Two ways new life beginsLiving things make new living things of the same kind — that is called reproduction. There are two main ways animals begin new life. Tap each card to learn it.
2Egg-layer, or born live?Be a life-cycle detective! Decide how each animal begins new life.
3The human life cyclePeople are mammals, so a human baby grows inside its mother for about nine months, then is born. After that we grow through life stages. Tap each stage. 🔁
4How does new life work here?Use what you learned about reproduction and life cycles to predict. Then tap to check! Tap Next test for more.
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A peek inside
A mother whale 🐋 lives in the ocean, but she does not lay eggs. Her baby is born live and drinks her milk. How does a whale begin new life?
A whale is a mammal. Like all mammals, its baby grows inside the mother and is then born live — and the mother feeds it milk.
Try this at home: Name two animals that lay eggs to begin new life.
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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