Life+Cycle+of+a+Butterfly

= = =Life Cycle of A Butterfly= = = =A WebQuest=


 * Presented by: Catherine Robinson**
 * Arthur Ross**
 * Melissa Shepps and**
 * Jacqueline Sinkler**

1. Children talk about what they **K**now about butterflies. 2. Children talk about what they **W**ant to know about butterflies. 3. Teacher will read the story called “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle. If available use the story telling apron and plush pieces. 4. After reading the story ask questions about things they may be able to add to the **L**earned part. 1. Identify observable patterns (e.g., growth patterns) 2. Use knowledge of natural patterns to predict next occurrences 1. Generate questions about objects, organisms and/or events that can be answered through scientific investigations. 2. State a conclusion that is consistent with the information. 1. Identify characteristics for animal and plant survival in different climates. 2. Identify physical characteristics that appear in both parents and offspring and differ between families, strains or species. 1. Apply operating system skills to perform basic computer tasks. 2. Apply basic word processing skills 3. Apply specific instructional software 1. Use on-line searches to answer age appropriate questions The most dramatic way of dividing up the insect world is separate them into those that have an incomplete metamorphosis (i.e. Hemimetabolous insects) and those that have a complete metamorphosis (i.e. Holometabolous insects). The important thing here is the degree of metamorphosis the insect undergoes in its journey from an egg to an adult. All insect life cycles start with an egg, and end with an adult insect, it is only the path between these two points that makes the difference. question that distinguishes the two different paths is really; is there a pupa? or is there not? Hemimetabolous = **Egg** » **Nymph** » **Adult** (3 stages) Holometabolous = **Egg** » **Larva** » **Pupa** » **Adult** (4 stages) A pupa is a special resting, normally unmoving stage of an insect’s life. During this stage it undergoes that miraculous transformation from a bag with a mouth at one end and an anus at the other into a wonderfully sculptured and complex adult insect (Ramel, 2007). “ 1. Kindergarten through Second Grade 2. Any ability child including regular and special needs. 3. Students will be placed in a group to work cooperatively. 1. Students will understand that some animals change as they grow 2. Students will observe the changes that occur in the life cycle of a butterfly. 3. Students will sequence the stages in a butterfly’s life cycle. 1. Science/Biology, “The Life Cycle of Butterflies” 2. Many other curricular areas can be integrated into this quest 1. **Introduction:** Oh my gosh you found an egg on a leaf. What could it be? Listen to the story on the computer by Eric Carle called The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then let’s take a journey through the life cycle of a butterfly. 2. **The Task:** Mr. Carle is mixed up about how his caterpillar turns into a butterfly. He needs your help. Find a partner(s) to work with you. 3. **The Process:** Listen to the story again on the computer by Eric Carle called The Very Hungry Caterpillar. http://www.learn-ict.org.uk/sow/docs/sow_resources/year_2/unit2a/hungry_caterpillar/introduction.html http://www.goreyeducatetogether.ie/software/vhc.swf Teacher has worksheet with 4 pictures of the life cycle of a butterfly. While watching the steps that the egg goes through before it turns into a butterfly label the four pictures with the correct name.. http://elu.digitalbrain.com/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%202%20Science/intro/ Now go to this website and see if you labeled your pictures correctly. If you didn’t write them correctly erase your answers and rewrite them. http://www.earthsbirthday.org/butterflies/gazette/lifecycle.asp Use these websites to practice what you have learned. Move the correct picture to the correct part. http://www.earthsbirthday.org/butterflies/gazette/lifecycle.asp Use what you learned to complete the sequencing paper. Cut out the pictures and place them in the correct order.
 * 1) **The Introduction**
 * 2) **Introductory statement**
 * i.** One of the units in science introduces and studies the life cycles of animals. Specifically the changes and correlations between the child (aging) and animals.
 * ii.** “Scientists, environmentalists, and politicians have brought habitat destruction and the cost that has for wildlife to the attention of people around the world. In response, many people have begun work to preserve the natural areas that still exist and to restore other areas that once served as home to wild animals and plants. Schools can also take part in this preservation and restoration movement by making their yards friendlier to wildlife Monarch (Watch, 2000).”
 * 1) **Anticipatory Set**
 * i.** Students will participate in the first two parts of a KWL chart about butterflies.
 * 1) **The Task**
 * 2) **Learners**
 * i.** This project is designed for the k-2 grades.
 * ii.** Science/Biology, “The Life Cycle of Butterflies”
 * 1) **Standards**
 * i.** **3.1.4 C**. Illustrate patterns that regularly occur and reoccur in nature.
 * ii.** **3.2.4 C**. Recognize and use the elements of scientific inquiry to solve problems.
 * iii.** **3.3.4 C**. Know that characteristics are inherited and, thus, offspring closely resemble their parents.
 * iv.** **3.7. D** (Technological Devices) Use basic computer software
 * v.** **3.7. E** (Technological Devices) Identify basic computer communication systems
 * 1) **The Process**
 * 2) **Background Information**
 * i.** “Insects have a wide variety of fascinating life cycles and life history strategies, yet the basic forms that are used to build up these life cycles are relatively simple and easy to understand.
 * 1) **Process Steps**
 * i.** **Population**
 * ii.** **Goals and Objectives**
 * iii.** **Curricular Areas**
 * a.** Math – counting, number recognition…
 * b.** Nutrition- fruits and vegetables …
 * iv.** **WebQuest (**Complete the anticipatory Set before the WebQuest)
 * a.** **Step 1.**
 * b.** **Step 2**
 * c.** **Step 3.**
 * d.** **Step 4**
 * e.** **Step 5**

1. http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/index.htm 2. http://www.earthlife.net/insects/lifecycles.html 3. http://www.eric-carle.com/ 4. http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:xT9ShHQBU-QJ:www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/carle/carletg.html+%22the+hungry+caterpillar%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=safari 5. http://www.kidsplaypark.com/games/caterpillar/ 6. http://www.teachingheart.net/veryhungrycaterpillar.html 7. http://www.thevirtualvine.com/theveryhungrycaterpillar.html 8. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/traci/insects/food.htm 9. http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:_Qg7Yynk9LwJ:www.shaneeubanks.com/index.php/projects/the-very-hungry-caterpillar/+%22the+very+hungry+caterpillar%22online+story&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=22&gl=us&client=firefox-a 1. http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/caterpillar/caterpillar.htm 2. http://www.goreyeducatetogether.ie/software/vhc.swf 3. http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/wd.cgi?A1=PLAY&A2=0&INT=1&theme=*The_Very_Hungry_Caterpiller 4. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/caterpillar_play.htm 5. http://www.learn-ict.org.uk/sow/docs/sow_resources/year_2/unit2a/hungry_caterpillar/introduction.html 6. http://www.tgfl.org.uk/tgfl/custom/resources_ftp/netmedia_ll/ks1/science/hamshall/life_cycles/index.htm 7. http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/jackhulland/projects/butterflies/lifecycle/sequence/index.html 8. http://elu.digitalbrain.com/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%202%20Science/intro/ 9. http://www.earthsbirthday.org/butterflies/gazette/lifecycle.asp 10. http://www.earthsbirthday.org/butterflies/bflys/activitykit/unit2-g.html Monarch Watch University of Kansas 1200 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence, KS 66045 U.S.A. Ramel, G. Earth Life Web Production, 2007 Hooray you have helped Mr. Carl learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. Good work! Encourage parents and students to dialog about:
 * 1) **The Resources**
 * 2) **Websites**
 * i.** **Teacher**
 * ii.** **Student**
 * 1) **References**
 * 2) http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/index.htm
 * 1) http://www.earthlife.net/insects/lifecycles.html
 * 1) Carle, Eric. //The Very Hungry Caterpillar//. New York; Philomel; 1969.
 * 2) **The Evaluation**
 * 3) Students will be assessed on their knowledge and computer skills as they complete the Web Quest.
 * 4) A rubric will be provided that is child friendly and used for grading.
 * 5) Students will complete a sequencing activity.
 * 6) **The Conclusion**
 * 7) **Reflection**
 * 1) **Reflection**
 * i.** The different life cycles.
 * ii.** The different butterflies.
 * iii.** How it relates to us as humans.

as humans.