Butterflies

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Butterflies
By Lindsay Williams and Jessica Parker
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The Butterfly
There was an ugly caterpillar,That would do not
a thing but eat,He thought he was quite
handsome,Then he saw his defeat.
He met a beautiful butterfly,With wings that
could expand,"I can be like that!", he
shouted,And ate the leaf in his hand.
He tried his best,He looked real tough,"No,"
he sighed,This will never be enough.
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He felt tired one day,So he took a nap,Crawled
into his pupa,And shut that little cap.
When he woke up,Everything was different,The
sun was shining bright outside,And the air
smelled of mint.
He felt something on his back,It was bright
and dark blue,He had become a butterfly,His
dream had come true!Author Unknown.
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What Is a Butterfly?

• Beautiful, flying insects
• Large scaly wings
• Six legs
• Three main body parts
• A pair of antennae, compound eyes, and
  exoskeleton
  

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Parts of a Butterfly

                                               
                  
A butterfly has three main parts the head,
the thorax, and the abdomen.

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• THE HEAD
• This is where the butterfly takes in its food
  and feels the environment using its senses.
  
• Butterflies have no jaws and have to sip their
  liquid food through their proboscis.
  
• Butterflies also have two compound eyes, which
  focuses light and carries information to the
  brain.
  
• Their antenna are used for the sense of smell.
  Butterflies also use antenna to balance while
  flying.

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• THE THORAX
• The thorax is made up of the muscles that make
  the legs and wings move.
  
• The butterflys thorax has six segmented legs
  
  
• The two front legs are very short and are used
  to clean the antenna.
  
• The back legs are used to grab food.
• The wings are attached to the thorax.

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• THE ABDOMEN
• The abdomen is divided into ten segments, but
  you can only see about seven to eight sections.
  
• The butterflys abdomen contains
• Heart
• Reproductive organs
• Spiracles
• Digestive system

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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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The Four Stages of the Life Cycle

• Egg - A butterfly starts its life as an egg.
• Larva - The larva (caterpillar) hatches from an
  egg and eats leaves or flowers almost constantly.
  The caterpillar molts (loses its old skin) many
  times as it grows.
• Pupa - It turns into a pupa (chrysalis) this is
  a resting stage.
  
• Adult - A beautiful, flying adult emerges. There
  is no growth during this stage. This adult will
  continue the cycle and reproduce.
  

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We sing the song to the tune of Hush Little
Baby, Dont Say a Word. A mama butterfly lays
all her eggs, Out pops a caterpillar, crawling on
its legs. The caterpillar first is rather thin
, But then it eats till it bursts through its ski
n. After growing nice and big, The caterpillar
climbs on a leaf or twig. It makes a shell whe
re it hangs inside. The shell then cracks, and th
e parts divide. Inside the shell, a change was
going on, The form of the caterpillar now is gone
. When the shell opens, what comes out? A beau
tiful butterfly fluttering about!
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Changing Like a Butterfly

• What are some things in this world that go
  through changes just like butterflies?
  
• Dogs
• Kittens
• Plants
• Land
• Government
• People

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How is a child like a butterfly?
A child is........A butterfly in the wind,Some
can fly higher than othersbut each one flies
the best it can.Why compare one against the
other?Each one is different!Each one is
special!Each one is beautiful!Author
Unknown.
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• Since you were born, you have changed drastically
  from a little baby to a young boy or girl.
  
• You went from having your parents dress you and
  feed you to being able to do it on your own.
  
• You no longer need help to do simple things like
  get ready for school, eat breakfast, and take a
  shower.
  
• Just like a caterpillar changes into a butterfly,
  you will change from a baby to a child and then
  to an adult.
  
• As you grow up, there will be many changes that
  take place in your life.

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Now its YOUR turn!
Now that we have discussed how a butterfly
changes and how you go through similar changes,
use the butterfly cutout to make a list of
changes that have occurred in your life since you
were born.
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Do you remember???

• Which is not one of the three parts of a
  butterfly?
  
• Thorax
• Abdomen
• Tail
• Head

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• 2. Which phase in the life cycle comes first?
• Pupa
• Adult
• Larva
• Egg

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• 3. Which of the following is not one of the
  things that we discussed that changed like a
  butterfly?
  
• Dogs
• People
• Sun
• Plant

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References
http//www.rosebriar.uk.com/garden/butterfly.html
http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butter
fly/ http//butterflywebsite.com/clipart/constru
cttable.cfm
National Standards Theme IV Individual Developme
nt and Identity a. Describe personal changes over
time, such as those related to physical
development and personal interests
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