How Animals Have Babies
Science · Animals of the World · conceptual
Know that different animals have their babies in different ways — some lay eggs (birds, reptiles, fish, insects), some give birth to live young (most mammals) — and that babies may look like miniature adults or look very different from their parents
What mastery looks like
- Gives examples of animals that lay eggs and animals that give birth to live young
- Describes at least one example of a baby that looks different from its parent (e.g., tadpole/frog, caterpillar/butterfly)
- Shows curiosity about how different animals have their babies
Check your understanding
If How Animals Have Babies sees a nest with eggs in a nature programme, can they explain that birds lay eggs and the babies hatch out, but dogs and cats have their babies born alive?
Prerequisites
Required first