Butterflies


Introduction
Standards
Objectives
Activities
Assessment
Results
Resources

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 Introduction
In  this lesson students will discover the life cycle of a butterfly
Subject: Science
Topic: Butterflies 
Grade Level: 2nd
The Life Cycle of the Butterfly
Standards Addressed
Second Grade
Life Sciences
2. Plants and animals have predictable life cycles.

As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:

The sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals, for example butterflies,frogs, and mice.
 
 
 
 

 
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Instructional Objectives
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  1. After viewing photographs of the different stages of an butterfly's life cycle student will know that a butterfly produces butterflies. 
  2. Students will be able to match pictures of different life stages to the written titles and show order they occur.
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  4. Students will be able to identify the major geologic events that result from plate motions in a Power Point multimedia presentation.
  5. Students will be able to present their findings on the sixth grade plate tectonics and Earth’s structure standards in a Power Point multimedia presentation to an audience of peers and adults, including the World Geologic Society.
  6. Students will be able to write, edit and revise their findings on the sixth grade plate tectonics and Earth’s structure standards using correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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Student Activities
Students will observe butterflies.  They will learn to identify the different stages of the life cycle of a butterfly.  They will work in cooperative groups to create a large poster displaying the different stages of the life cycle of a butterfly.St.nsert brief summaries of your introductory, enabling, and culminating activities. Insert links to online resources in your text and insert links to activities on your student lesson web site.
Introductory Activity
Group discussion using the KWL chart  model.
 

Enabling Activity(ies)
1.  Students will observe the life cycle of a butterfly..
2.  Students will view photographs of the different stages in a butterfly's life cycle.
3.  Students will view a video of the life cycle of the butterfly.
4.  Students will print  pages to color of the stages of the life cycle of the butterfly.
5.  Students will color the stages of the life cycle and paste them in order on a poster board and label each stage.

Culminating Activity
1.  Students will work together in their teams to present their posters of the life cycle of the butterfly.
 
 

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Assessment
1.  Students will complete a matching activity individually.
2.  Whole class discussion to complete the KWL Chart, (the what I learned column.)
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Results
After implementing your lesson (sometime between January & March), insert a chart of your pre-test, post-test, and culminating assessment data.
 

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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

Introductory Activity
- do this on chart paper to be displayed throughout the activities.

Enabling Activity
List and link the web resources for your learning activity(ies) here. Also link supplementary materials such as PDF files and /or document files.

Culminating Activity
List and link the web resources for this activity here. Also link supplementary materials such as PDF files and /or document files.

 
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West Street School 
Corning,CA
Liz Williams, ewilliam@cuesd.tehama.k12.ca.us
Last Revised: 01/9/2001 (insert and update last revision date every time you work on this page)