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A lifecycle is the different stages of life for all living things, including humans.

There are normally four major events in the lifecycle of animals:

birth - growth - reproduction - death

These events happen at different stages. Here's an example of a cat's lifecycle:

All animals have a lifecycle, including invertebrates. This is the lifecycle of a butterfly.

Most amphibians go through metamorphosis during their lifetime. Here's an example of a frog's lifecycle.

Test your knowledge of lifecycles with the activities below.

You will need: card, a stick, colouring pencils or felt tips, scissors, string

1. Decide which lifecycle you would like to make. You could focus on the lifecycle of a butterfly, frog or human.
2. Fold your card into quarters and cut into 4.
3. In each quarter draw a stage of the lifecycle.
4. Attach the first stage to the stick using string.
5. Add the rest of the stages either along the stick in order or you could hang them down in order using the string.

You could add some information about each stage on the back of your drawing.