Lets

Get Painting!
The Ki t Includes:
Empty Butterfly Cage
Three Painted Lady Caterpillars
Food Included
Paper Towel Included
Tissue Paper on Top Included
Remi nders:
1. Follow instructions in the Painted Lady
Butterfly Kit.
2. Do not poke more holes or leave lid
off of cup.
3. Keep the cup away from direct
sunlight.
4. Do not disturb the caterpillars when
they are molting, or shedding their
cuticle skin.
5. Feed your butterfly sliced bananas,
apples, and Gatorade on a paper towel.
Introducti on Acti vi ty:
Draw a picture of your caterpillars and/or
butterflies in the box below.
L I F E C Y C L E S
Life cycles are the stages of
growth of a living thing. All
life cycles, plants and
animals, follow a pattern of
life, growth, reproduction,
and death. Reproduction is
how two organisms produce
offspring, or babies. Life
cycles depend on the
environment, the things that
make up an area, and
nutrients, the energy that
living things get from food.
With a healthy environment
and lots of nutrients, an
organism can have a long-
lasting life cycle.
Background Knowledge
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Part Two

Part Two Observati ons:
Please jot down three details about each groups caterpillars and/or butterflies
for each day of week twos experiment.

Table 2: Caterpillar/Butterfly Observations
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri day
Butterfly
Cage 1

Butterfly
Cage 2

Butterfly
Cage 3

Butterfly
Cage 4

Butterfly
Cage 5



Part Two Conclusi on:
Please answer each question in complete sentences.
1. Which stages did your insects go through after the second week?



2. What was the biggest change between Week One and Week Two?



3. Did anything go wrong? If so, what?



4. How does growing butterflies relate to life cycles?

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