Introduction
Before, during, and after we read I'm a Caterpillar by Jean Marzollo we will explore the life cycle of a butterfly.
We will investigate how caterpillars grow and change.
- How did you look as a baby?
- How is it different than how you look today?
Animals do not always look the same from the time that they are babies until they are adults. The changes that they expereince in their lives are called life cycles.
View the - Life Cycle Movie
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/movie.htm
Watch the Life Cycle Song
http://www.flocabulary.com/life-cycles/
We learned that the butterfly's life cycle can be very interesting when we read the story "I'm a Caterpillar" by Jean Marzollo. The butterfly changes very much from the time it is born to the time it becomes an adult. These changes are called metamorphosis.
Lets explore these changes even more! At the end of this webquest, you will have the chance to make your own digital mini book and "teach" the class about what you learned about the life cylce of the butterfly.
Task
As a large group your class will use the smart board technology to see these two videos which show us the life cycle of the butterfly.
You can also view them again right here with your small group.
- Butterfly: A Life - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVm5k99PnBk
- Butterfly Life Cycle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWCIN-rcEmw
Credits
adapted from webquest by:
By: Samantha Alicea-Swindell
Grand Canyon University - ESL433N