Introduction||Task||Resources||Egg||Caterpillar||Chrysalis||Adult//More Information//Vermont Standards//Assessment//Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
You are a scientist studying Monarch butterflies. It is your job to learn all you can about Monarch Butterflies and share this information with our class.
Your task is to find a picture of a butterfly egg, a caterpillar, a chrysalis, and a Monarch butterfly. When you find these pictures, please think of a way to share them with our class. You may want to draw pictures of what you have seen using the worksheet included, or create an art project using various objects around your home or our classroom to show the stages of a butterfly.
You may use the computer in our classroom or your computer at home. There will be books available in our classroom or you may take out books from the school or town library.
Monarch butterflies lay their eggs under milkweed leaves. The caterpillar will eat the milkweed leaf after it has hatched.
The monarch caterpillar hatches from the tiny egg. It remains a caterpillar for about 2 to 4 weeks (or about 15 to 28 days). The caterpillars eat almost constantly and grow very quickly. Monarch caterpillars eat the leaves of the milkweed plant. When the caterpillar is finished growing, it will stop eating and find a safe spot to turn into a chrysalis or pupa.
After the caterpillar has found a safe spot, it will hang and turn it's body into the shape of a "J". The caterpillar builds a case called a chrysalis. This is sometimes called the pupa stage. It does not eat while it is in the chrysalis. It will remain in the chrysalis for 10 to 12 days. Then the chrysalis will become transparent and you can see the butterfly inside.
When the adult butterflies comes out of the chrysalis, it's wings are wet and wrinkled. The butterfly rests until it's wings are dry and ready to fly. The monarch can fly up to 2,000 miles away to get out of the cold weather. It usually flies south during the months of August, September, and October.
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Speaking |
Information Technology |
The Living World |
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1.15 Students use verbal and nonverbal skills to express themselves effectively. This evident when student: a. Shares information |
1.18 Students use computers to gather information and ideas, to represent information and ideas accurately. |
7.13 Students understand the characteristics of organisms. This is evident when student: a. Identifies characteristics of organism. c. Describes and shows examples of the interdependence of all systems that support life (e.g. family, community, food chains) |
Learning about the life cycle
of the Monarch Butterfly Student can find
some pictures of life cycle and can retell some of
the
life
cycle. Student can find all
the pictures of the life cycle and can retell all 4 major
parts of the life cycle. Student finds all
the pictures of the life cycle and uses other sites on
the
web. Use of the computer and
WebQuest Student can use the
computer and the WebQuest with adult support most of the
time. Student can use the
computer and the WebQuest with
some
adult
support. Student
can
use the computer
and WebQuest with little
adult
support. Create a butterfly
project Student project is
incomplete. Student project is
complete and and uses some of the information from the
WebQuest. Student project is
complete and clearly shows that the WebQuest and web sites
were
used.
Congratulations! You are ready to share your project and all you know about Monarch Butterflies with our class. I hope you had fun learning about the butterfly and working with the computer.
Milton Elementary School
Milton, Vermont
