A life cycle is the way in which a living thing changes as it ages.

An amphibian is a cold-blooded animal that has moist skin, lays eggs and can live on land and in water.

An insect is an invertebrate animal that has antennae, six legs and a body divided into segments.

A similarity is something two objects have in common.

A difference between two objects or things is something that is not similar or the same about them.

Comparing the life cycles of amphibians and insects

Science

Animal groups

Insects (non-statutory)

Mammal life cycles

Bird life cycles

Comparing the life cycles of mammals and birds

Amphibian life cycles

Insect life cycles

Endangered animals & life cycles (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

More about endangered animals (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Animal gestation periods

In this Reproduction and life cycles: animals unit, pupils learn to describe the life process of reproduction in some animals. In the Evolution and inheritance unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents

In the New life unit, pupils learnt that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. In this Reproduction and life cycles: animals unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to describe the differences in life cycles of different animal groups

This unit explores the life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects, and birds, and the reproduction process in plants and animals. It focuses on recording data, presenting findings with conclusions, and evaluating scientific evidence to support or refute ideas in various presentation formats.

Reproduction and life cycles: animals

spawn (egg), larva, larva with legs, adult

We can use scientific diagrams to compare {{}} and differences.

Which of these diagrams would we use to compare the similarities and differences of two things?

What information goes in the middle of a Venn diagram, where the circles overlap?

Which stage does not appear in **both** insect and amphibian life cycles?

What is the name for the life cycle stage at which both insects and amphibians can reproduce?

The stages an animal goes through as it ages is called its life {{}}.

What is the scientific term for an animal in the final stage of its life cycle?

Which of these words means an animal making more animals?

Match the animal type to its classification.

Amphibians lay jelly-like {{}}, called spawn, in the water.

Which of these is not a characteristic of insects?

Comparing the life cycles of amphibians and insects

Lesson outcome