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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly. Ms. Drake’s 3 rd Grade Class. Essential Question. How does an egg become a beautiful butterfly?. Students will learn…. How the cycle begins All about the Egg: Where it is laid, who lays it and what emerges from it What caterpillars eat

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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

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  1. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Ms. Drake’s 3rd Grade Class

  2. Essential Question How does an egg become a beautiful butterfly?

  3. Students will learn….. • How the cycle begins • All about the Egg: Where it is laid, who lays it and what emerges from it • What caterpillars eat • The duration of each stage • What happens during the pupa stage • How the cycle ends

  4. Activities • Word Search with words pertaining to butterflies http://www.abcteach.com/free/members/15791.pdf • Color Pages illustrating the stages of development http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm • Paper Craft • Draw, Color, & Label the life cycle of butterflies

  5. Color Page

  6. Color Pages

  7. Heart Butterfly Paper Craft Directions 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/mbutterfly.htm

  8. TEKS §112.5. Science, Grade 3. Introduction. (8) Science concepts. The student knows that living organisms need food, water, light, air, a way to dispose of waste, and an environment in which to live. The student is expected to: (A) observe and describe the habitats of organisms within an ecosystem; (B) observe and identify organisms with similar needs that compete with one another for resources such as oxygen, water, food, or space; (C) describe environmental changes in which some organisms would thrive, become ill, or perish; and (D) describe how living organisms modify their physical environment to meet their needs such as beavers building a dam or humans building a home. (9) Science concepts. The student knows that species have different adaptations that help them survive and reproduce in their environment. The student is expected to: (A) observe and identify characteristics among species that allow each to survive and reproduce; and (B) analyze how adaptive characteristics help individuals within a species to survive and reproduce. (10) Science concepts. The student knows that many likenesses between offspring and parents are inherited from the parents. The student is expected to: (A) identify some inherited traits of plants; and (B) identify some inherited traits of animals.

  9. References • http://www.ansp.org/museum/butterflies/life_cycle.php • http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/grade/Second_Grade.pdf By: Amity Drake

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