The Life Cycle of the Butterfly Lauren Shaffrey

The Life Cycle of the Butterfly Content Area: Science Grade Level: 1 st grade Lesson Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to explain the 4 stages of the Life Cycle of the butterfly. Learning Objective: Provided information and a video about the life cycle of a butterfly, the student will be able to answer the questions with 100% accuracy. Content Standard: Observe, describe and record the life cycle of a particular animal. Grade Level Expectation (GLE): Accomplishment: To gain a complete understanding of the life cycle of the butterfly.

The 4 stages of the Butterfly Life Cycle 1 st Stage: Eggs are laid on a leaf- known as the Egg Stage 2 nd Stage: A Caterpillar- known as the Larva Stage 3 rd Stage: The Chrysalis- known as the Pupa Stage 4 th Stage: The Butterfly- known as the Adult Stage

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Do you think you remember all of the stages? What is the 4 th stage of the butterfly life cycle?

Summary As seen in the video, and also in the diagram, the life cycle of the butterfly has 4 stages: 1.) The Egg Stage 2.) The Caterpillar Stage (Larva) 3.) The Chrysalis (Pupa) 4.) The Adult Butterfly Once a butterfly has gone through all of the 4 complete stages of its life cycle, the entire process starts all over again.

Works Cited: ids/animals-pets-kids/bugs-kids/butterflies- kids/ us/images/results.aspx?qu=butterfly&ex=2 plans/powerpoint/butterfly-lifecycle.php