Final-Lesson Plan Script

By: Liberty Davis

2nd-3rd Grade Butterfly Life cycle Presentation

Ms. Davis: Good Morning Class! How is everyone today?

Class: Good Morning Ms. Davis! We’re good!

Ms. Davis: I am so glad to hear it! For today’s lesson we are going to
be learning about using Google slides to make a presentation about
the life cycle of butterflies.
Class: Cool!

Ms. Davis: Does anyone know what Google Slides is?

Class: No we do not know what Google Slides is.

Ms. Davis: Well let’s get started then! Google Slides is a type of
software that people use to make presentations. These
presentations can be about anything!

Student A: How do we make these presentations Ms. Davis?

Ms. Davis: I will show you each step to make one! Step one, everyone
needs to go grab a laptop from the cart and return to their desk.

Ms. Davis: Step two, please open your computers and go to the google
tools and select the icon that shows “slides”.

Ms. Davis: It should look like a yellow rectangle with a white rectangle
inside of it.
Once you open it, find where it says “Start a new presentation” then
select “Blank”

Then you will find the option for themes and pick a theme that you like.

This is how you start a presentation.

The Life cycle of a Butterfly

Ms. Davis: Now we we will learn all about butterflies!

Who has seen a butterfly before?

Student: (Raises Hand) I have seen one in my backyard!

Ms. Davis: Really? What color was it?

Student: It was orange and black!

Ms. Davis: Do you know what kind it was?

Student: No I don’t.
Ms. Davis: Well that sounds like a monarch butterfly!

Student: It was beautiful!

It almost landed on my finger but it was too scared.

Ms. Davis: That’s a very special thing that you got to experience!

Now, has anyone seen a caterpillar? What did it look like?

Student B: I have! It was black with orange spikes.

Ms. Davis: Do you have any idea what kind it was?

Student B: No.
Ms. Davis: Well that sounds like a pipevine swallowtail caterpillar! It is
all black or brown with orange spikes.

Student B: Wow, really?! It looked kind of scary.

Ms. Davis: Now that we’ve seen what a butterfly and caterpillar look
like, let’s talk about a chrysalis. Does anyone know what a chrysalis is?

Student C: Isn’t that what makes a caterpillar turn into a butterfly?

Ms. Davis: Yes, good job! Has anyone seen a chrysalis before?
Class: No.

Ms. Davis: A chrysalis is the form a caterpillar takes before it emerges

from its cocoon as a fully formed moth or butterfly. The chrysalis has
hard skin that's left behind after the caterpillar sheds its soft outer
skin. ... Chrysalis comes from the Greek khrysallis, "golden pupa of the
butterfly," from khrysos, "gold."
Ms. Davis: Here is what a chrysalis looks like. If you look very closely
you may be able to find them outside but make sure not to disturb
them.

Class: Yes, Ms. Davis.

Ms. Davis: Next we will discuss the life cycle of a butterfly.

eggs, caterpillar/larva, chrysalis/pupa, and adult.

How many steps are there in a butterfly's life cycle?

Student: Four!

Ms. Davis: That’s right!

Ms. Davis: So, we will now talk about the lifecycle of a specific
butterfly. The Monarch butterfly to be exact.

Adult Monarchs lay an egg on a milkweed plant. Turning from an egg

to a larvae takes them about a month. These caterpillars have to shed
their skin five times before they pupate because they grow so fast.

The larvae then turn into a pupa or as we know it, a chrysalis. The
chrysalis becomes clear right before the butterfly is ready to come out.
Ms. Davis: The Monarch then has to pump its wings full of fluid before
it emerges. The fluid comes from their abdomen. Monarchs only live 2-
5 weeks before reproducing.

Now that we have learned a little about a butterflies life cycle, its time
for the activity. Are there any questions before we begin.
 Activity
Butterfly Life Cycle Presentation
Ms. Davis: So, for your activity everyone will research a butterfly on
their own and pick one to make a Google Slides presentation about.

You will create a 5-10 slide presentation.

Be sure that you have a title page

As well as around 4 slides about the butterfly’s life cycle

For the final pages, talk about what region the butterfly comes from.

Once you have completed your presentation you will send it to my

email.

You will need to copy the share link to your presentation and paste it
into the body of an email addressed to me.

Then you will each take turns presenting.

If you have any questions regarding the lifecycle of a butterfly or
Google slides please come see me.

Do not forget to write down one new thing you learned and talk about
it during your presentation.

Remember to be as creative as possible and include a lot of images.

Have fun, I look forward to seeing the finished products and hearing all
about new butterflies!