Caterpillar to Butterfly

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The Life of Our Butterfly

• Caterpillar to Butterfly

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Science Kindergarten

• Julie Carrion

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Essential Question
• Background
• Assessment Learning Contract
• Student Activities
• Teacher Support Materials

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A Butterflies Life

• From Egg To Butterfly

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Introduction

• We are going to learn about life cycle.
• We will be raising our own butterflies.
• We will learn about the parts of a butterfly,
  stages of its life and the importance of each
  stage.
• We will discover about life cycles in all living
  things.
• We will observer our classroom butterfly and
  watch as it changes

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Essential Question

• How is the cycle of life
• important for all living things?

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The Essential Question

• How is the cycle of life important for all living
  things?
• Each creature is different, but we share one
  important characteristic.
• Analyze the specific qualities of a butterfly,
  and why each stage of life is vital

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What is a Butterfly?
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Who am I?

• A butterfly is an insect .
• An insect has 5 essential body parts
• All insects have a head, thorax, abdomen, 2
  antennae, and 6 legs.
• Moths and butterflies have 4wings covered in
  scales, and a coiled proboscis for drinking
  liquid like nectar.
• http//www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/beal/curricu
  lum/butterfly/butterflyinfo.htm

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Diagram of a Butterfly
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From Egg to Butterfly
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A Butterflies Life Cycle

• Adult butterflies lay eggs on leaves.
• The egg hatches into a caterpillar.
• The caterpillar spends many days eating and
  growing
• The caterpillar then finds a branch, hangs upside
  down, and spins, forming their chrysalis.
• After many days, the caterpillar will break
  through their chrysalis, spread their wings and b
  a butterfly.

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Life Cycle Continued

• The caterpillar then finds a branch, hangs
  upside down, and spins, forming their chrysalis.
• After many days, the caterpillar will break
  through their chrysalis, spread their wings and b
  a butterfly.

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Is a Moth a Butterfly?
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Informational Resources

• subtitle

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Videos

• Why is each stage of metamorphosis important?
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vYpe1Ik-k7VEfeature
  related
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vPPk1SRk0UOsfeature
  related
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vkasXMp6MOOUfeature
  related
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vty6sTQesxMUfeature
  related
• Compare
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vaR-Qa_LD2m4feature
  related

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Websites

• http//bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/

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Informational Resource 3
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Assessment

• Activities for Your Portfolio

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Student Activities for Portfolio

• Create at least two activities each multiple
  intelligence on the planning matrix. Make sure
  to represent each range of Blooms Taxonomy.
• You will choose 2 of these activities to be
  compulsory, or required for all.
• You will use the planning matrix to create a
  learning contract.
• You will assign points for the activities based
  on the various levels of Blooms taxonomy.
• You will determine the total minimum number of
  points which must be earned.
• You will determine any additional requirements
  the students must meet as they make their
  selections.

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The Caterpillar Song
I started as a tiny egg Upon a leaf of green
And now I stay upon the leaf So I will not be
seen Soon I'll build a chrysalisUpon a limb up
highI'll stay a while and then come outAnd be a
butterfly
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Learning Contract

• You will choose from activities listed
• You must earn 16 points to complete the
  assignment
• You must complete the activities in yellow, and
  these will earn you 8 points
• You may choose your remaining activities
• Each activity is worth 2 points each.
• Activities completed on-line must be printed when
  completed

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Learning Contract
MI Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels
MI Know Understand Apply Analyze Create Evaluate
Verbal Observer classroom catepillar and write in daily journal Summarize each of the video with one sentence Complete with a friend Read The Very Hungry Catepillar by Eric Carle
Logical Sequence the life cycle of a butterfly-print when completed Graph the food you eat for 1 wk
Visual Illustrate a short story about butterflies. Compare the life cycle of a butterfly to your life cycle using pictures Create your own butterfly
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Learning Contract
MI Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels
MI Know Understand Apply Analyze Create Evaluate
Hands-on Create a butterfly life cycle diagram using clay
Musical Learn the Caterpillar Song/Fingerplay and teach to a frind Write a song about our classroom butterfly
Social Develop a short skit with a group about life cycle
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Learning Contract
MI Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels Blooms Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels
MI Know Understand Apply Analyze Create Evaluate
Personal Complete Activity 6 Take on-line quiz
Naturalist Help raise our classroom butterfly
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Teacher Support Materials

• subtitle

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Support Materials

• In this section you want to include support
  materials and teaching tips for the teacher who
  will be assigning this lesson.
• Important components must include
• Content area standards the lesson addresses
• Learning objectives for the lesson
• Other optional components
• Annotated bibliography of research materials and
  related media the teacher may want to use in the
  classroom to present to students or to increase
  personal subject knowledge
• Works cited list of materials used to create the
  lesson including pictures and multi-media sources
• Teaching tips regarding how you envision the
  lesson working
• An assessment rubric to go with the portfolio
  assessment

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Websites Sources
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Books
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Content Standards

• Language Arts
• Standards
• Writing Process
• Rewrite and illustrate writing samples for
  display and for sharing with others
• Use correct sentence structures when expressing
  thoughts and ideas.
• Research
• Share findings visually or orally.

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Objectives