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The Life Cycle of Butterflies JodieKay Wyrosdick CUIN 764

The Life Cycle of Butterflies JodieKay Wyrosdick CUIN 764. Back. Table of Contents. TOC. Forward. Links like this go to special information such as a definition of a word. Hyperlink text. Directions and Controls.

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The Life Cycle of Butterflies JodieKay Wyrosdick CUIN 764

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  1. The Life Cycle of ButterfliesJodieKay WyrosdickCUIN 764

  2. Back Table of Contents TOC Forward Links like this go to special information such as a definition of a word Hyperlink text Directions and Controls To use this program there are some features that you need to learn how to use:

  3. 2nd Grade Science Goal 1: The learner will build an understanding of plant and animal life cycles. Objective 1-3: Analyze the life cycle of animals - Being born - Developing into an adult - Reproducing - Eventually dying

  4. 2nd Grade Language Arts Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed. Objective 2-1: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two. Objective 2-2: Read expository materials for answers to specific questions. Objective 2-8: Interpret information from diagrams, charts, and maps.

  5. Introduction This program has been made just for second grade students to learn about the Life Cycle of the Butterfly. When the learner finishes this lesson, he or she will be able to identify the four stages in the Life Cycle of the Butterfly with 100% accuracy. I hope that as you learn about butterflies, you will want to know more. Read each screen carefully as I have hidden a secret button on some of the pages (5) that takes you to a fun fact about butterflies. Let’s BEGIN!

  6. Table of Contents (TOC) • What is A Butterfly? • Life Cycle • Diet • Habitat • Classification • Definitions • Resources First time? Click here.

  7. What is a Butterfly? A butterfly is an insect. Like all insects the butterfly’s body has three main parts – the head, the thorax and the abdomen. They also have six legs (three pairs), two antenna and four wings. Wings Antenna Head Abdomen Legs Thorax

  8. Let’s review… A butterfly has _ _ _ _ _ main body parts. • Click on the answer that goes in the blank: • two • three TOC

  9. The Life Cycle A butterfly has four stages of life: • Egg • Caterpillar • Chrysalis • Adult Butterfly TOC

  10. The Egg Stage one of the life cycle begins when an adult butterfly lays an egg. It is often laid on a leaf. An adult butterfly begins life as an ______. egg caterpillar TOC

  11. The Caterpillar Stage two of the life cycle begins when the egg hatches into a larva. Larva is another name for caterpillar. It eats and eats, shedding its skin until it is ready to molt into the next stage. Larva is another name for _____. A. egg B. caterpillar C. pupa TOC

  12. The Pupa Metamorphoses means _____. change butterfly Stage three is the pupa or chrysalis. Inside the molting skin a metamorphosis takes place where the caterpillar changes into a butterfly. TOC

  13. The Adult In the last stage, after weeks and possibly months, the pupa case splits and a butterfly emerges. It takes several hours for the wings to dry and harden. Then it flies away to begin the cycle over again. Butterfly wings are wet when they leave the chrysalis. Yes or No TOC

  14. The Butterfly’s Diet A caterpillar’s first meal is its own eggshell. After that they spend most of their time eating leaves, growing and shedding their skin. A butterfly lays the egg on a leaf so the caterpillar will have food when it hatches. True or False TOC

  15. The Butterfly’s Diet A butterfly has a proboscis to eat with. This is a long flexible tongue that only allows them to sip or drink their food. • Click on the statement that is true: • A butterfly likes to chew popcorn. • A butterfly sips nectar from flowers. TOC

  16. The Butterfly’s Habitat Butterflies are found all over the world but mostly in tropical areas. They migrate (move to a new home) when the weather turns cold. A butterfly likes cold weather the best. Yes or No TOC

  17. The Butterfly’s Classification Another name for a butterfly is Scale wings Reptile wings Just like frogs belong to a group called reptiles; butterflies belong to a group called Lepidoptera. It is two words put together: Lepidos is Greek for “scales” and ptera means “wings.” TOC

  18. Quiz Click on the letter of your answer to see if you guessed the Stage correctly! • Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 1 A. Larva B. Pupa C. Adult D. Egg TOC

  19. One Last Look TOC

  20. Certificate of Completion You have just completed the computer program… “The Life Cycle of the Butterfly”

  21. Definitions Adult – the fully grown, winged butterfly that emerges from the pupa or chrysalis Egg – the tiny orb laid by a female butterfly Larva – a caterpillar that hatches from an egg. Metamorphosis - change Molt – to shed, as in this case the skin. Pupa – another name for the chrysalis, used by the larva to metamorphosis into an adult. TOC

  22. Resources • http://butterflywebsite.com/ • http://www.edinburgh-butterfly-world.co.uk/ • http://www.hondurasbutterfly.com/ • http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/butterflies/ • http://www.thebutterflysite.com/ • http://www.butterflies.com/ • http://www.butterflyworld.com/ • http://www.naba.org/ • http://www.butterflies.org/ • http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/butterfly/ • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/ TOC

  23. Butterfly Fun Facts 1 Butterflies can see red, green and yellow. Crimson Monarch

  24. Butterfly Fun Facts 2 Butterflies can not fly if their body temperature is less than 86 degrees. Mariposa

  25. Butterfly Fun Facts 3 Antarctica is the only continent on which no butterflies have been found!

  26. Butterfly Fun Facts 4 Many butterflies can taste with their feet to find out whether the leaf they sit on is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars’ food or not. Green Pansy

  27. Butterfly Fun Facts 5 Queen Victoria Birdwing People eat insects – it’s called “Entomophagy (people eating bugs). They do this because bugs are rich in protein and are good sources of vitamins, minerals and fats.

  28. Butterfly Bonanza Correct! You earned your first butterfly. This is the American Snout Butterfly. They live in North America and their favorite nectar is from the dogwood flower.

  29. Butterfly Bonanza Good Work! You earned your second butterfly. American Snout Butterfly This is the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly. It can be found in the Eastern US from Canada to Florida. This butterfly is the size of your palm.

  30. Butterfly Bonanza Super Job! You earned half of your third butterfly. Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly American Snout Butterfly This butterfly is found in the woods of the southern United States.

  31. Butterfly Bonanza Smarty! You earned the rest of your third butterfly. Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly American Snout Butterfly This butterfly is found in the woods of the southern United States. It got it’s name because the wings look like a dog’s face. Southern Dogface!

  32. Butterfly Bonanza You earned ¼ of a butterfly. Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly American Snout Butterfly Southern Dogface

  33. Butterfly Bonanza You have earned ½ of the butterfly. Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly American Snout Butterfly Southern Dogface

  34. Butterfly Bonanza Almost there, you have ¾ of your butterfly. Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly American Snout Butterfly Southern Dogface

  35. Butterfly Bonanza Wow, you finally made it. The whole butterfly. Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly American Snout Butterfly This is the African Monarch, Queen of the Butterflies! Southern Dogface

  36. Super Duper Smart Time to prove those smarts! Let’s take a quiz.

  37. Wrong Answer Slides

  38. Try again! A butterfly has the same number of body parts as most insects.

  39. Oops! Remember the egg came first.

  40. Try looking in the paragraph for help.

  41. The egg is how the larva begins life.

  42. Pupa is another name for chrysalis.

  43. Butterfly is not metamorphoses. It is the fourth and final stage in the Life Cycle.

  44. Please reread the paragraph.

  45. Read the paragraph again and find out what the caterpillar eats.

  46. Butterflies can’t eat popcorn because they don’t have teeth!

  47. Butterflies migrate when the weather gets cold. This means they leave to find a warmer home.

  48. Look in the paragraph at the words in the “quotes.”

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