North East School Division
Unpacking Outcomes
Unpacking the Outcome
growth
Analyze
familiar animals
life cycles
development
Outcome (circle the verb and underline the qualifiers)
AN2.1 Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and
mammals, during their life cycles.
KNOW
Life cycles of living things
Animals Types
Resources to find information about
life cycles of living things.
Offspring names of animals
Seasonal behaviors of animals
Characteristics of life cycles
Animal traits
Development of animals
UNDERSTAND
 Every animal has life
cycle.
 Animal life cycles differ
but there are common
characteristics.
 Different cultures
interpret lifecycles in
their own ways
 Some aspects of animals
change depending on
the stage in their life
cycle and some aspects
stay the same.
 We can make
predictions based on
patterns.
BE ABLE TO DO
a. Pose questions about the growth and development of familiar
animals.
b. Use a variety of resources (e.g., Elder, naturalist, zookeeper, park
warden, pet store, books, pictures, and videos) to find information
about the life cycles of living things.
c. Identify the names of the offspring (e.g., cub, pup, calf, kitten,
chick, fawn, fingerling, maggot, tadpole, gosling, and infant) of
familiar animals.
d. Recognize the cyclic nature of mother Earth expressed by the
Medicine Wheel, including life cycles and seasonal behaviors of
animals.
e. Compare the length and stages of life cycles of familiar animals.
f. Describe the characteristics common to each stage (e.g., birth,
youth, adulthood, and old age) of the life cycle of familiar animals
(e.g., dog, cat, beaver, frog, fish, bird, ant, wasp, and chicken).
g. Analyze which traits (e.g., body size, head size to body ratio, and
number of limbs) remain relatively constant and which change in
specific animals as they grow and develop.
h. Create a physical, visual, or dramatic representation of the growth
and development of familiar animals during their life cycles.
i. Predict how big a specific animal will grow based on observed
patterns of animal growth and changes.
j. Design an animal suited for life in a particular environment (real or
imaginary) and represent its growth and changes throughout its
life cycle.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How do animals grow and develop?
How are life cycles of animals the same? How are they different?
What traits of animals remain constant when they grow and develop?
What animal traits change as they grow and develop?
How can patterns (life cycles) help us make predictions and why is this important?
How do various cultures interpret life cycles?