Learning about Butterflies WebQuest by Shadeska Richie Grade level: 2 Subject: Science

Introduction

One morning, as you help mom to water the plants in the garden and notices a fuzzy caterpillar on a leaf. Did you know that the caterpillar will be able to fly in just a few weeks?

Incredible! You will learn how a caterpillar changes into a beautiful butterfly by exploring this webquest.

 

Task

Your assignment as follows:

  1. You will create an illustration with your partner that shows each step of the butterfly life cycle
  2. You may choose to following the link to get pictures to print out and use for your illustrations or you can draw them
  3. describe each stage in complete sentences

https://www.google.com/search?q=butterflies&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKj93a_OXaAhVSwFkKHXz7DAIQsAQIJQ&biw=1242&bih=602

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1242&bih=602&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=giHpWqS7G4KW5wKm7IaoDA&q=butterfly+coloring+pages&oq=butterfly+co&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0l10.41906.47653.0.49707.7.7.0.0.0.0.129.637.2j4.6.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.6.633...0i67k1j0i10i67k1.0.cTc7WgSSf4M

Process

You will look at this video, which has fun facts about butterflies.

You will also research on this website for information about butterflies.

 

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/butterfly.html 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1S8WzwLPlM

 

Evaluation

 

Accomplish

Developing Begining
Note-taking selecting and recording information I can find information and take notes on my own  with help I selected information and took notes I could not select any information and take notes
Cooperation working with a partner I took turns using the computer on my own with help, I took turns using the computer I did not take turns using the computer

Internet Use

successfully uses suggested  internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance needs assistance and supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites
Activity Demonstrated  understanding by ordering the pictures correctly  Demonstrated partial understanding by ordering most of the pictures correctly Demonstrated no understanding of ordering the pictures correctly
Grammar no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors with describing the stages almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors with describing the stages many grammatical , spelling or punctuation errors with describing the stages

Conclusion

Upon completion of the task, students will be able to state the 4 stages of a butterfly's life, recognize how each stage looks and explain what happens in each stage.

Teacher Page

Objective- Students can identify the four stages of the Lifecycle of a Butterfly.