1. Life Cycles Comparing the Life Cycles of Different Animals Grade 3
Mariah Tomo
February 18, 2015

2. Introduction to the life cycle
Bill Nye The Science Guy & Life Cycles

3. Butterfly Life Cycle
Can you put the following stages in the correct order?
Egg Adult Butterfly
Chrysalis Caterpillar
Check your answers with this life cycle song!

4. Frog Life Cycle Interactive Game

5. Compare a Butterfly to a Frog’s Life Cycle
What’s the first stage of a butterflies life cycle?
How does a caterpillar develop into a butterfly?
What’s the first stage of a frogs life cycle?
How does a tadpole develop into an adult frog?

6. Test Your Knowledge
Life Cycle Quiz!

7. References
Bill Nye The Science Guy & Life Cycles FULL EPISODE. (n.d.). Retrieved March 2, 2015, from
Butterfly, Butterfly! (2014, April 19). Retrieved March 5, 2015, from
Frog Life Cycle. (n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2015, from
Microsoft. (n.d.). Image of Bill Nye. Taken from PowerPoint on March 5, 2015.
Microsoft. (n.d.). Image of butterfly. Taken from PowerPoint on March 5, 2015.
Microsoft. (n.d.). Image of butterfly life cycle. Taken from PowerPoint on March 2,
Microsoft. (n.d.). Image of frog life cycle. Taken from PowerPoint on March 2, 2015.
Smith, S. (n.d.). Life Cycles - Animals. Retrieved March 4, 2015, from