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Gestation Periods

This document provides information about gestation periods in different mammals: - Gestation period refers to the time between fertilization and birth. During this period, the zygote develops into an embryo and later a fetus with organs and features. - The table shows approximate gestation periods for various mammals ranging from 21 days for rats to 624 days for elephants. - Students are asked to round the gestation periods to the nearest 10 days and complete a bar chart comparing the periods across mammals. The activity aims to identify patterns and discuss which animal has the longest period.

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Gestation Periods

This document provides information about gestation periods in different mammals: - Gestation period refers to the time between fertilization and birth. During this period, the zygote develops into an embryo and later a fetus with organs and features. - The table shows approximate gestation periods for various mammals ranging from 21 days for rats to 624 days for elephants. - Students are asked to round the gestation periods to the nearest 10 days and complete a bar chart comparing the periods across mammals. The activity aims to identify patterns and discuss which animal has the longest period.

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National Curriculum Statutory Requirements

Gestation periods 5B1 - describe the changes as humans develop to old age; UKS2W3 - recording data and results of increasing
complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs

Outstanding Science Year 5 - Animals, including humans - OS5B002

Learning Objective
Table showing the gestation periods of different mammals
I can compare the gestation periods of different
mammals. Approximate
Gestation period
Name of animal gestation period
(days)
Me: Teacher: (days)

Gestation Cat 63
Nearly all mammals are viviparous. This
means that they give birth to live young, Dog 63
rather than laying eggs. The time between
Elephant 624
the fertilisation of the egg cell by the
sperm cell and the birth of the offspring is Hippopotamus 240
called the gestation period.
Horse 336
During the gestation period, the offspring develops inside the
mother’s womb. It starts off as a zygote (a single cell made Human 275
from the union of a female egg cell and a male sperm cell)
and then develops into an embryo composed of many cells. Pig 115
As time goes on, the embryo becomes a foetus, with more
recognisable features such as skin, bones, blood and organs. Rabbit 31
The fully-developed baby exits the mother’s body at the end
Rat 21
of the gestation period. Gestation periods are different for
different mammals. Whale 446
Activity
Discussion
Look at the table on the right. Use your maths skills to round
Did you notice any patterns?
the gestation period of each animal to the nearest 10 days.
Which animal has the longest gestation period? Why do you
Next, use this rounded figure to complete the bar chart.
think this is?

© Minerva Education 2016 | OS5B002 - Gestation periods p1 | www.outstandingscience.co.uk


Bar chart showing the approximate gestation periods of Bar chart showing the approximate gestation periods of
different mammals different mammals
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Approximate gestation period (days)

Approximate gestation period (days)


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Name of mammal Name of mammal

Teacher’s note - this page contains a bar chart frame sufficient for two children, to save on printing and photocopying costs.
© Minerva Education 2016 | OS5B002 - Gestation periods p2 | www.outstandingscience.co.uk

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