1. The life cycle of a butterfly
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2. Standards The Living environment 2.4
Students ask questions about a variety of living things and everyday events that can be answered through observations. They consider things and processes that plants and animals need to stay alive. Students begin to understand plant and animal interaction.
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3. The Life Cycle of a butterfly
The Egg Stage
The Larva Stage
The Pupa Stage
The Butterfly Stage
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4. The Egg Stage Several eggs laid in a lifetime.
Eggs are laid on or near the plants that the soon-to-be caterpillar will eat.
Small, round, oval or cylindrical egg. 
The egg shape depends on the type of butterfly that laid the egg. 
Egg hatches about 5 days later…
Females lay several eggs in their lifetime.
The eggs are usually laid in a protected location on or near the plants that the soon-to-be caterpillar will eat.
A butterfly starts life as a very small, round, oval or cylindrical egg. 
The egg shape depends on the type of butterfly that laid the egg. 
Caterpillars (butterfly larva) hatch from eggs about 5 days later…
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5. The Caterpillar or Larva Stage
Lasts from two weeks to about a month.
Main feeding stage of the butterfly.
Caterpillar will eat the leaf they were born onto right away
Molting (Shedding the outgrown skin)
Molting happens
several times while it grows. 
This larval stage usually lasts from two weeks to about a month.
This is the main feeding stage of the butterfly.
When the egg hatches, the caterpillar will start his work and eat the leaf they were born onto.
Their exoskeleton (skin) does not stretch or grow, so they grow by “molting” (sheding the outgrown skin) several times while it grows. 
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6. The Pupa Stage
When grown their full length/weight, they form themselves into a pupa, also known as a chrysalis.
Inside of the pupa, the caterpillar is rapidly changing. 
Metamorphosis
Tissue, limbs and organs all start to form.
As soon as a caterpillar is done growing and they have reached their full length/weight, they form themselves into a pupa, also known as a chrysalis. 
Inside of the pupa, the caterpillar is rapidly changing. 
Within the chrysalis the old body parts of the caterpillar are going through metamorphosis to become the beautiful parts that make up the butterfly that will emerge.
Tissue, limbs and organs all start to form.
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7. The Butterfly Stage
The pupa skin splits, the limp, damp butterfly crawls out-now with eyes, a antenna for feeding and six legs. 
The wings are expanded and blood is pumping into them. 
Within 3-4 hours butterfly can fly
The pupa skin splits, the limp, damp butterfly crawls out-now with eyes, a antenna for feeding and six legs. 
The wings are expanded and blood is pumping into them. 
Usually within a three or four-hour period and warming from the sun, the butterfly will master flying and will search for a mate in order to reproduce.  
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8. Story Time
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9. Different Types of Butterflies
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10. Jeopardy Question One Question Two Question Three Question Four
Question Five
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11. What are the four stages of the butterfly cycle?
Question One
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12. Answer One
The Egg
The Larva
The Pupa
Adult Stage
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13. In which stage does Metamorphosis take place?
Question Two
In which stage does Metamorphosis take place?
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14. Answer Two
The Third Stage: Pupa
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15. Question Three True or False:
The egg shape depends on the type of butterfly that laid the egg. 
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16. Answer Three
True
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17. Caterpillars skin grows and stretches.
Question Four
True or False:
Caterpillars skin grows and stretches.
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18. Answer Four False: Their skin molts by shedding the outgrown skin.
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19. Question Five
How long does it take the butterfly to start flying for the first time?
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20. Answer Five
Usually within a three or four-hour period, the butterfly will master flying
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21. References
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