Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
A WebQuest for First Grade
By Ms. Keller

Let's Begin | What We'll Learn | Let's Explore | Let's Share | Let's Check | Let's Learn More 
| Teacher Notes

Let's Begin

Today, you will be learning some facinating facts about butterflies. You will be learning about the different life cycles of a butterfly.

 


What We'll Learn

 

*By the end of this WebQuest you and your group will be able to explain the different life cycles of the butterfly, what they eat and where they live. 

*You and your group will make a poster and draw the different growth stages of a butterfly and highlight your specific stage. 


Let's Explore

Egg Group Click on the picture to begin your adventure. 
Catipillar Group Click on the picture to begin your adventure.
Pupa Group Click on the picture to begin your adventure.
Butterfly Group Click on the picture to begin your adventure.  


Let's Share

 
Poster Time!!!

Draw and the four stages of the butterfly life cycle. 

*Use these pages if you need ideas
Life Cycle:
   •The Egg
   •Larva (Caterpillar)
   •Pupa
   •Adult
   •Life Cycle Printout: Monarch
   •Life Cycle Printout: Painted Lady


Let's Check

 


*Poster
*Presentation
*Group Work
*Journal Writes/Reflections


Let's Learn More

Let's watch the MAGIC unfold before our very own eyes!!!!!

www.friendsofblackwater.org
(click on this picture when you enter the site)


Teacher Notes

*Make sure to review Vocabulary with your students.

*Use visual aids as much as plossible.


Diane Nonack's Wonderful World of Butterflies
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dnonack/webquest.htm
Teacher Web.com
http://teacherweb.com/IN/Ststanislaus/butterflywq/
Victoria Diaz's WebQuest on Butterflies
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/brooklyn/butterflies/
Greg Sheppard's Life Cycle of a Butterfly
http://can-do.com/uci/lessons99/butterfly.html
Tech4Learning
http://www.tech4learning.com/


Standards Used for this WebQuest:

SCIENCE
Concept 2: Life Cycles
PO. 1. Students will identify stages of a butterfly
PO. 2. Students will identify the similarities and differences between animals and their parents.

TECHNOLOGY
Standard 1: Fundamental Operataions and concepts
PO 4. Access information sources (pre-bookmarking, internet sites)
PO. 3. Use multimedia resources (e.g. ineractive books, elementary multimedia)





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