Zainab Mohamed

11/17/14
CIS 223

The Life Cycle of a Butterflys

4th Grade
Science
1 hour
Define what a caterpillar is and discover how its life cycle. Learn about the
caterpillars and its development stages.
L.OL.01.21
Describe the life cycle of animals including the following
Stages: egg, young, adult; egg, larva, pupa, adult.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
Learn about the different stages of the Butterfly Life Cycle.
Describe and identify what stage comes first.
Show the stages of a butterflys life cycle.
Define what a Caterpillar is.
Apply colors on a Butterfly photo.
Preparation/Materials
KidsSpiration3
A photo of a butterfly
Scissors
Crayons/ markers
Procedure/Lesson
Students will:
Define what a caterpillar is
identify what caterpillar eats
Learn the life cycle of a caterpillar
Organizes the life cycle Sequencing of a caterpillar
Draw a caterpillars life cycle by organizing what stage comes first.
Assessment
Students will be assessed based on:
The chart of a butterflys life cycle using KidsSpiration3.
The coloring theyll do in class
Identifying the stages under each picture.
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Zainab Mohamed
11/17/14
CIS 223

Note
KidsSpiration3 didnt
have a caterpillar egg
so I used the picture
provided: /