This critical-thinking lesson begins a unit of study on butterflies. Students are asked to create a concept web of butterfly terms guessed by deciphering clues as to the nature of the upcoming science project. Lepidoptera Vocabulary Lesson two continues the butterfly unit. Students explore science terms for butterflies, choose several, and write definitions for these words in their journals. This third lesson continues the butterfly unit.
Students visit Web sites exploring the life cycle of the butterfly.
They take notes in their journal and complete a Butterfly Needs A Home chart. The fourth and final lesson in the butterfly unit explores the structure and function of the butterfly s body. After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar , students will review the life cycle of a butterfly by making a life cycle viewer with paper plates. Insect Trading Cards Students will use the Internet to research four different insects. They will use the information they find to create insect trading cards they will exchange with their classmates.