All About Butterflies

We have been reading about butterflies all week. We have read "A Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle, "A Butterfly is Patient" by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, and "The Life Cycle of a Butterfly" by Lisa Trumbauer. A butterfly is an insect, we know this because they have six legs. You can observe them flying around during the Summer months in the backyard. In this webquest, students will work with a partner to investigate the butterfly a little closer. Students will learn what they eat, how they eat, and how they taste their food. They will learn all of the butterfly's body parts, their life cycle, and places they live. When students have completed this webquest, they will be able to write an informative paragraph about butterfies and complete a worksheet labeling the butterfly's body parts. 

This is where you and your partner become investigators.

You will search websites with your partner to answer these questions using your new vocabulary words (make sure you cite you resources)

1. How many body parts does the butterfly have?

2. What does the butterfly eat?

3. How does the butterfly eat/drink?

4. How does the butterfly taste its food?

5. Identify one difference between the butterfly and a moth?

6. Where do butterflies live?

7. List the life cycle of the butterfly starting with the egg.

Task 1 - You and your partner will explore the website to see the life cycle of the butterfly. You will need to copy and the site into you browser. http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle

Task 2 - You and your partner will explore the website to learn about the butterfly's habitat. You will need to copy the site into your browser. http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/insects/butterfly

Task 3 - You and your partner will write a paragraph about your favorite fact you learned about butterflies, you and your partner will agree on one fact to write about.  You will share your information with the class.

Task 4 - You will create and label the body parts of a butterfly out of construction paper. Be creative with color, butterflies are beautiful.

Now it is time to show what you have learned about butterflies. 

You will write an informative paragraph of at least 5 complete sentences, using the facts you learned to describe the life cycle of a butterfly. Remember to use your new vocabulary words.

Metamorphosis

Proboscis

Chrysalis

Antennae

Thorax

Spiracles

Abdomen

Wing

When you have finish your paragraph turn it in to the teacher. Take a butterfly worksheet. This worksheet will demonsrate your understanding of the butterfly's body parts.

Now you have learned all there is to know about the life of a butterfly. Now we will watch the process in real life. The teacher has purchased a kit that allows students to watch the life cyle of a butterfly up close and personal. All students will take turns ensuring the caterpillars have plenty of food and will document any changes in their science journal to share later with the class. Once the caterpillars have all morphed, the whole class will set them free outside.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

A butterfly is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly by Lisa Trumbauer

San Diego Zoo. (2016). Retrieved from http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/insects/butterfly

The Children's Butterfly Site. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle

Common Core State Standards. (2016). Retreived from http://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf

This webquest is designed for 1st grade to investigate the life cycle of the butterfly. Students will learn new vocabulary words and the body parts of the butterfly. This webquest was designed to be student centered. Allow them to investigate with their partner.

Students will ask and answer questions about key details in a text, retell stories, describe characters, setting, and major events in a story, use illustrations and details in a story to describeits characters, settings, or events, identify the main topic, participate in collaborative conversation with other about the topic, and write am informative paragragh about the topic.

Missouri Common Core State Standards:

RL.1., RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, SL.1.1, W.1.2,