Lifecycle of a Butterfly

Lifecycle

Exploration

Butterfly Quiz for your Presentation

Lifecycle

What is the Lifecycle of a Butterfly?

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What comes first?

Butterfly

Egg

Chrysalis

Caterpillar

Eggs

Caterpillars start out as an egg.

What do the eggs look like?

Round, oval and very small on leaves.

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No

An Egg?

What comes next?

Egg

Butterfly

Chrysalis

Caterpillar

Caterpillar

What do caterpillars look like?

Long and fat, sometimes coloured.

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No

Have you ever seen……..

A Caterpillar?

What do caterpillars eat?

Plants

Butterflies

Tigers

Flowers

What comes next?

Egg

Butterfly

Chrysalis

Caterpillar

Chrysalis

What do they look like?

Lots of threads woven together into a tube.

It takes about 10 days for a caterpillar to turn into a butterfly

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Do you know another name for Chrysalis?

Answer……. Cocoon

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No

Have you ever seen….

A Chrysalis?

What comes next?

Egg

Butterfly

Chrysalis

Caterpillar

Butterfly

What do they look like?

Big, small, colourful, plain.

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Butterflies….

only live for 2 to 4 weeks

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Exploration

What can we do or use to record information and evidence of what we see on our exploration for Butterflies?

What things should we look for?

What can we use to record information and evidence of butterflies at our school?

Notepads and pencils

Cameras

iPods

iPads

PowerPoint

PhotoStory

Interviews (with teachers, students and gardeners)

Magazines

Internet sites (tell me what ones)

Programs (tell me what ones)

What things should we be looking for?

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Friends

Eggs

Clouds

Flowers

Tigers

Elephants

Plants

People to interview

Photos

What should we take photos of?

Caterpillars, butterflies, eggs, chrysalis.

Anything else?

Videos

What should we take videos of?

Caterpillars and butterflies moving around.

Anything else?

Voice Recordings

Why would we do voice recordings?

To use with the photos and videos we take and if when cannot find anything to film or take photos of when could interview other people about butterflies.

Anything else?

Butterfly Quiz

Nine questions that you need to think about answering in your presentation.

Butterfly Quizo How does a butterfly starts is life?o What is the butterflies life cycle?o What colours can a butterfly be?o What does a butterfly eat? And where do they get their food?o What do caterpillars eat?o What is a caterpillars home called when they are turning into a

butterfly? o Can you remember the two names talked about? What are the

names?o How long does a caterpillar take to turn into a butterfly?o How long do butterflies live for?

o Remember to add any other information you think is interesting!!!!!!

Remember to think about your presentation!!!! How will you present the information you have found?

Will you use……

Glogster

PhotoStory

PowerPoint

Wikispace

Moviemaker

Any other digital media/tools

You need to think about how you will do you presentation and about what sort of material you then need for your presentation.