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1st grade · Science · Unit 11 of 11

Bird, Mammal & Fish Life Cycles

How birds, mammals and fish are born, grow and have young.

What your child practices

Practices the basic life cycles of a bird (egg, chick, adult), a mammal (born live, young drinks milk, adult) and a fish (egg, fry, adult).

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 1.13(B) · the basic life cycles of a bird, a mammal and a fish

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A bird: egg, chick, adult bird.
  2. A fish: egg, fry, adult fish.
  3. A mammal is born live and drinks milk.

Example: Fish life cycle: egg, ___, adult fish. A baby fish is called a fry. Answer: fry

Bird, Mammal & Fish Life Cycles in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 11 of 11 in 1st grade Science, after Who Eats What?.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A baby cow is a…

    • calf
    • fry
    • chick
    • cub

  2. Question 2

    A baby dog is a…

    • chick
    • kitten
    • puppy
    • calf

  3. Question 3

    Which animal hatches from an egg?

    • A cow
    • A horse
    • A dog
    • A robin

  4. Question 4

    Where do most fish lay their eggs?

    • In a nest of twigs
    • In sand dunes
    • In a tree
    • In water

  5. Question 5

    A tiny baby fish is called a…

    • chick
    • fry
    • calf
    • cub

  6. Question 6

    Which baby drinks milk?

    • A chick
    • A kitten
    • A duckling
    • A fry

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