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Flutter By, Butterfly!. A Second Grade Unit On Butterflies By: Mrs. Berrien Lakewood Elementary School. Insert pictures of butterflies. What is a butterfly?. A butterfly is an insect. What is an insect?. An insect: Has six jointed legs. Has three body parts. Has a pair of antennae.
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Flutter By, Butterfly! A Second Grade Unit On Butterflies By: Mrs. Berrien Lakewood Elementary School Insert pictures of butterflies
What is a butterfly? A butterfly is an insect.
What is an insect? An insect: • Has six jointed legs. • Has three body parts. • Has a pair of antennae. • Has compound eyes. • Has an exoskeleton.
Therefore, a butterfly: • Has six jointed legs. • Has three body parts. • Has a pair of antennae. • Has compound eyes. • Has an exoskeleton.
The Parts of a Butterfly Insert picture of Butterfly Anatomy http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterflies/allabout/
HEAD – the head is located at the front of the butterfly’s body. THORAX – the thorax is the middle body part. ABDOMEN - the abdomen is at the back of the butterfly’s body. It is the biggest of the three body parts. <Insert picture of butterfly anatomy> A butterfly has three main body parts. (body parts cont.) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterflies/allabout/
A butterfly’s head (body parts cont.): • Two compound eyes made up of many hexagonal lenses. • A proboscis used to “drink” nectar from inside flowers. It remains curled when not eating. Insert picture of Butterfly anatomy http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterflies/allabout/
Four wings: The two wings closest to its head are the forewings and the two closest to the abdomen are the hindwings. Six jointed legs. <Insert picture of butterfly anatomy> A butterfly’s thorax (body parts cont.): http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterflies/allabout
A butterfly’s abdomen (body parts cont.): • The soft abdomen is divided into 10 parts. It contains the heart, reproductive organs, breathing pores, and digestive system. Insert diagram of Butterfly Anatomy http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterflies/allabout/
Life Cycle of the Butterfly • Egg- a butterfly starts its life as an egg. • Larva (caterpillar)- The larva hatches from the egg and eat leaves and flowers almost constantly. • Pupa (chrysalis)- The caterpillar turns into a chrysalis (cocoon). • Adult- A beautiful, flying adult butterfly emerges which will lay more eggs to repeat the cycle.
Life Cycle of a Butterfly Insert diagram: Life Cycle of Butterfly http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterflies/allabout/
Butterfly Habitats • Backyards • Wildflower gardens and meadows • Open, grassy/brush-filled fields • Forests • Citrus groves • Wet meadows • Mountains