Grade 2 Science: Animal Growth and Life Cycles
Free Grade 2 Science unit on Animal Growth and Life Cycles: 10 lessons in order, starting with Animal growth. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
10 lessons in this unit
Animal growth
Learn that animals grow and change over time, and that different animals grow in different ways and at different speeds.
Lesson 2Young and adult animals
Compare young animals with their adult forms, learn the names of young animals and see how some look very different from adults.
Lesson 3Animal offspring
Learn that animals have offspring, how offspring are born or hatched, and how they are like and unlike their parents.
Lesson 4Life cycles
Learn what an animal life cycle is, the main stages and that all animals pass through life cycles.
Lesson 5Butterfly life cycle
Learn the four stages of a butterfly life cycle: egg, caterpillar, pupa and adult, and how this is a complete change.
Lesson 6Frog life cycle
Learn the stages of a frog life cycle: egg, tadpole, froglet and adult frog, and how a water animal becomes a land animal.
Lesson 7Chicken life cycle
Learn the chicken life cycle: egg, chick, young hen or cockerel and adult, and what happens inside an egg.
Lesson 8Comparing life cycles
Compare the life cycles of a butterfly, a frog and a chicken and sort animals into those with big changes and those with small changes.
Lesson 9Animal survival needs
Learn what animals need to survive: food, water, air, shelter and safety, and how different animals meet these needs.
Lesson 10Animal care
Learn how to care for animals kindly and safely, how people care for pets and farm animals and why wild animals should be left alone.