The Butterfly Cycle 2nd Grade Ms. Mijangos Lockwood Elementary 2nd Grade Ms. Mijangos Lockwood Elementary
How many types of butterflies are there? Can you name some? / There are many species of butterflies / Such as: / Monarch Butterfly / Buckeye Butterfly / Ulysses Butterfly / DogFace Butterfly / Cabbage White Butterfly / There are many species of butterflies / Such as: / Monarch Butterfly / Buckeye Butterfly / Ulysses Butterfly / DogFace Butterfly / Cabbage White Butterfly Monarch Butterfly
Important Vocabulary / caterpillar: when the larva has grown its full size / Chrysalis/pupa: the hard shell when the caterpillar is transforming / larva: wormlike creature / Transforming: changing / Molt: shedding / caterpillar: when the larva has grown its full size / Chrysalis/pupa: the hard shell when the caterpillar is transforming / larva: wormlike creature / Transforming: changing / Molt: shedding
The life cycle The life cycle / The butterfly like all animals have a life cycle. There are 5 stages of their development. Can you guess what the first stage is? /T/The butterfly like all animals have a life cycle. There are 5 stages of their development. Can you guess what the first stage is? Fun fact: Butterflies fly between 5 and 30 miles an hour.
First Stage / An adult female butterfly lays about eggs on a leaf. Five days later the eggs hatch and the larva are born.
Second Stage / During this stage the larva eats the leaves around it so it can grow. / As it grows it molts it skin many times and becomes a caterpillar. / During this stage the larva eats the leaves around it so it can grow. / As it grows it molts it skin many times and becomes a caterpillar.
Third Stage / As the caterpillar grows it full size it hangs upside down on a branch. / As it hangs the caterpillar becomes a pupa/chrysalis / During this time the pupa is transforming into a butterfly / As the caterpillar grows it full size it hangs upside down on a branch. / As it hangs the caterpillar becomes a pupa/chrysalis / During this time the pupa is transforming into a butterfly
Fourth Stage / Two weeks later the butterfly breaks through the chrysalis as an adult. / The butterfly lays on the leave to dry its leaf. / Then the butterfly suck nectar from the flowers. / Two weeks later the butterfly breaks through the chrysalis as an adult. / The butterfly lays on the leave to dry its leaf. / Then the butterfly suck nectar from the flowers.
The four stages of the life cycle
Review / Can you name 2 kinds of butterflies? / How many stages are in the life cycle? / Can you describe 2 stages? / Can you name 2 kinds of butterflies? / How many stages are in the life cycle? / Can you describe 2 stages?
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