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 have learned about the life cylce of the butterfly.
Task
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
With your small group talk about the answers to these questions. Remember to have someone in your group record the answers in your Butterfly journal! :)
- What are the different stages of life does the butterfly go through or experience?
- In what order does the butterfly experience these different stages of life?