Introduction
HELP HELP HELP! How did I become such a beautiful butterfly?!!?
Hello scientist researcher! We have just caught a wonderful butterfly! Did you ever stop to think about how this butterfly came to be so beautiful? Was it just born that way or did it have to go through stages? Being the scientists that we are, we are going to research our butterfly's life cycle so we can learn and teach our new friend how he became who he is today. By exploring the internet, you will learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and the different stages of its life so that you can teach our butterfly what it went through before it became so beautiful!
Task
For your task, you will work in groups of four and each of you will be assigned a specific stage in our butterfly's life cycle that you will research. You will watch the video clip about your assigned stage of our butterfly friend's life cycle. You will also explore the given websites to learn more about your stage and the proccesses that butterlies go through before they bloom into the beautiful butterfly that we see. Then, you and your group will design a poster. You will each create a craft of your assigned stage within the butterfly life cycle that will be presented to the class and to our butterfly friend!
Process
- You will start by viewing the video clip of your assigned stage to start your research on the life cycle of a butterfly.
Then you will each research your assigned stage and work together to create a poster and will inform your group members of the stage you have just researched in the butterfly cycle. Each of you will contribute your researched stage to this poster. This will help you see the four stages all together in the order they happen.
*Draw your stage in the correct box on the poster. Record your research on the back of the poster on the back of the box where you drew the picture of your stage on.*
*Your research will include*
-The definition of your stage
-Its size
-Its shape
-Its color
-What happens in this stage?
Life Cycle of the Butterfly poster
The first stage of the butterfly life cycle is the egg. A mother butterfly will lay an egg where it will stay an egg anywhere from 3 days to 9 months.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/jr/Egg_Hatch.html
The second stage of the butterfly life cycle is the, caterpillar (larva) stage. In this stage the caterpillar will eat lots of leafy plants to store up for its next stage. The caterpillar stage can last from 2 weeks to a month.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/CaterpillarFeast.html
The third stage of the butterfly life cycle is, the chrysalis (pupa) stage. After storing up on leafy plants, the caterpillar will stay cuddled up in this cocoon stage for a few days OR many months, until it is ready to come out.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/ChrysalisEcloseClip1.html
The fourth and final stage of the butterfly cycle is the butterfly (adult) stage! Once the caterpillar is ready to come out of the chrysalis stage, he or she blooms into a beautiful butterfly. Our butterfly can live for a few days or 6-12 months where it will then start this life cycle all over again.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/ChrysalisEcloseClip1.html
(The video for the third stage can also be watched when reesearching the fourth stage)
- Next, you will explore more about the stages of the butterfly life cycle using these websites:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/sequencingpl/
http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle
http://www.thinkingfountain.org//m/metamorphosis/metamorphosis.html
Finally, each of you will create a craft of your assigned stage that will be presented to the class and our butterfly friend!
Evaluation
The Butterfly Life Cycle
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Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Very Good 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
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Cooperation |
Student did not participate and work with group. |
Student did participate but did minimal work. |
Student participated and contributed to the final product. |
Student participated and actively contributed to the group and the final product. |
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Research |
Student did not view videos, research their stage of the life cycle, or record information on recording pages. |
Student did view video, research their stage of the life cycle, and partially recorded information on life cycle poster with 3 or more errors. |
Student viewed video, researched their stage of the life cycle, and completed life cycle poster with 1-2 errors |
Student viewed videos, researched their stage of the life cycle, and documented information in appropriate areas with no errors. |
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Craft |
Student did not create the life cycle stage craft. |
Student did create the life cycle stage craft, but participation and effort was limited. |
Student created the life cycle stage craft, and participation was adequate. |
Student was an active participant in the creation of the life cycle stage craft. |
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Presentation |
Student did not participate in the presentation, information was inaccurate. |
Student participated minimally in presentation, information was somewhat accurate. |
Student participated in presentation, information was accurate. |
Student was an active participant in the presentation and the information was accurate. |
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Conclusion
Congratulations! You are now an expert in the life cycle of the butterfly. Now you have learned what a butterfly goes through before it evolves into its final and most beautiful stage, the adult butterfly. Our butterfly friend is very thankful that he now knows what he went through before becoming a beautiful butterfly! He hopes that you have enjoyed learning about his stages too!
Teacher Page
Background Information about Lesson
This lesson is geared toward a Second and Third Grade class. The purpose of this WebQuest is to introduce students to the life cycle of a butterfly and the four stages it goes through. This lesson is designed to give students and interactive and indepth look into each of those stages, concluding with a "big picture" when all of the stages are put together within the assigned groups. Before beginning this WebQuest, students must be familar with our butterfly friend, the WebQuest website, and how to navigate the internet using the computer. Students must cooperatively work in groups and use reading and sequencing skills when creating their "stages craft".
Differentiation
Students will be strategically placed in their groups according to learning ability. Higher learners will be evenly placed with students with lower ability levels. ESL students will be placed in groups where two or more students have adequate knowledge of the English Language. ESL students will have multiple varieties of visual cues that will guide them throughout the WebQuest.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Navigate the WebQuest
- Use the given websites to research and find their information
- Gather information about their assigned stage (definition, description, size, color, shape, etc.) to complete the Life Cycle Poster.
- Create their assigned "stage craft"
- Present collected information individually and in their group, to the class.
Standards
S3.3 Share their findings with others and actively seek their interpretations and ideas.
S2.3a Use appropriate "inquiry and process skills" to collect data.
T1.4b Build a model of the object.
Standard 2-Information Systems
Key Idea 1:
Information technology is used to retrieve, process, and communicate information and as a tool to enhance learning.
• use computer technology, traditional paper-based resources, and interpersonal discussions to learn, do, and share science in the classroom
• select appropriate hardware and software that aids in word processing, creating databases, telecommunications, graphing, data display, and other tasks.
Standard 6- Models
Key Idea 2:
Models are simplified representations of objects, structures, or systems, used in analysis, explanation, or design.
• analyze, construct, and operate models in order to discover attributes of the real thing.
Performance Indicator 4.1-
Describe the major stages in the life cycles of selected plants and animals.
Web Based Resources-
1.http://www.thinkingfountain.org//m/metamorphosis/metamorphosis.htm
2. http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle
3. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/sequencingpl/
4. http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
Project crafts
5. http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/spring-kid-crafts.html
6. http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/mcaterpillar.htm
7. http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/mbutterfly.html
Cycle Steps in video
8. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/jr/Egg_Hatch.html
9. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/CaterpillarFeast.html
10. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/ChrysalisEcloseClip1.html