Formation of Flower to Fruit Development Element of SOL 2.4b

This was the hardest strand of the SOL to find until intense searching began. These three sites also provide informational material to help with not only the learning process of the formation of the flower to the development of a fruit but also have many activities to enhance the facts that go beyond with additional educational information about this transformation. These are great sites for students, teachers, and parents.

http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/pages/fruit-devel.htm

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case4/c4f.html

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=BIO1305

Butterfly Life Cycle Element of SOL 2.4a

The internet provides informative websites dealing with the life cycle of a butterfly. These are great resources for children to not only learn the butterfly’s cycle but also to learn facts about the butterfly that go beyond the cycle. Teachers, parents, and children can easily further their knowledge through these sites.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/activities/printouts/lifecycle.shtml

http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/butterfly.htm

http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml

http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/ (video)

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/butterfly/ (craft)

Frog Life Cycle Element of SOL 2.4a

Numerous resources are available as websites about the frog’s life cycle. Once a child has learned the cycle, various supplemental information is also available on these sites. These are great sites for students, parents, and teachers. A froggy world is available to all searchers by the simple click of your mouse!

http://www.softschools.com/science/frog/

http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/FROGS.htm

http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Frogs/Frog_Index.htm

Content Area Links- SOL 2.4

Introduce the life cycles of the frog and butterfly through textbook, SmartBoard, PowerPoint presentation, or any other visual to allow children to grasp these important concepts. Once these concepts are learned, introduce the formation of the flower to the development of the fruit through similar techniques. These websites are excellent reinforcements for the students to view at school and/or home.


http://www.vtaide.com/png/butterfly.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/amphibians/label/froglifecycle/labelanswers.shtml

http://www.springboardmagazine.com/science/lifecircle.htm

http://www.iq.poquoson.org/2sci/lifecycles/2lifecycles09tlm.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/212/deploy/interface.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/213/deploy/interface.html

Standards of Learning

Grade Two
Life Processes

2.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes in their life cycles. Key concepts include

a) some animals (frogs and butterflies) undergo distinct stages during their lives, while others generally resemble their parents; and
b) flowering plants undergo many changes, from the formation of the flower to the development of the fruit.

Overview
The concepts developed in this standard include the following:
• Throughout their lives, plants and animals undergo a series of orderly and identifiable changes.
• Changes in living things over time occur in cycles and differ among the various plants and animals.
• Some animals, such as frogs and butterflies, go through distinct stages as they mature to adults. Other animals, such as deer, resemble their parents from birth to maturity and do not have distinct stages.
• An important part of the life cycle of a flowering plant is the formation of the flower to the development of the fruit.


http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/index.shtml

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