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Butterfly Life Cycle Webquest
© Caitlin A. Conroy, 2013
Introduction
• Did you ever wonder where butterflies come
from? In this webquest you will learn how
butterflies change throughout their lives.
Task
• After you learn about
the life cycle of
butterflies in this
webquest you will
create a puppet show
with a group. Your
teacher will video tape
your performance.
Your teacher will post
the final product on
your class blog.
Process: Step 1
Watch this video on the life cycle of a butterfly!!
Process: Step 2
Click on the butterfly to play a vocabulary game!
Process: Step 3
Click on the caterpillar to hear Eric Carle read the
story The Very Hungry Caterpillar...
Process: Step 4
Click on the butterfly to practice putting the
steps of the life cycle of a butterfly in order.
Process: Step 5
Watch this video to learn a song about
the life cycle of a butterfly.
Process: Step 6
Click on the caterpillar to play games to
review the life cycle of a butterfly.
Process: Step 7
• Now you will take a
quiz to see how much
you have learned
about the life cycle of
butterflies!
The first step in the life cycle of a
butterfly is…
A. Egg
B. Chrysalis
C. caterpillar
What hatches from a butterfly egg?
A. Worm
B. Caterpillar
C. butterfly
Another name for a caterpillar is…
A. Baby butterfly
B. Chrysalis
C. Larva
After the caterpillar, the next step in
the butterfly life cycle is…
A. chrysalis
B. Egg
C. butterfly
What comes out of the chrysalis?
A. Caterpillar
B. Egg
C. butterfly
Process: Step 8
Writing Prompt
• Write about the
steps of the life
cycle of a butterfly
in your journal
using the words
first, next, then and
last. Then draw a
picture of the life
cycle of a butterfly.
Process: Step 9
• Now your teacher will divide you into small
groups. With your group you will create a
puppet show that demonstrates your
knowledge of the life cycle of a butterfly.
Evaluation
• Here is the rubric your teacher will use to evaluate your performance.
CATEGORY 4
Puppet Construction
3
Puppets were original, Puppets were original
creative, and
and constructed well.
constructed well. No No pieces fell off
pieces fell off during during the
the performance.
performance.
Puppet Manipulation Puppeteers always
manipulated puppets
so audience could see
them.
Puppeteers usually
manipulated puppets
so audience could see
them.
2
1
Puppets were
Puppets were not
constructed fairly well. constructed well.
No pieces fell off
Pieces fell off during
during the
the performance.
performance.
Puppeteers
sometimes
manipulated puppets
so audience could see
them.
Puppeteers rarely
manipulated puppets
so audience could see
them.
Accuracy of Story
All important parts of Almost all important
story were included parts of story were
and were accurate.
included and were
accurate.
Voice Projection
Voices of puppeteers Voices of puppeteers Voices of puppeteers Voices of puppeteers
were always audible were usually audible were sometimes
were rarely audible to
to people sitting in the to people sitting in the audible to people
people sitting in the
back row.
back row.
sitting in the back row. back row.
Expression
Puppeteers\' voices
showed a lot of
expression and
emotion.
Puppeteers\' voices
showed some
expression and
emotion.
Quite a few important Much of the story was
parts of story were
left out or was
included and were
inaccurate.
accurate.
Puppeteers\' voices
showed a little
expression and
emotion.
Puppeteers\' voices
were monotone and
not expressive.
Conclusion
• In this webquest we
learned that butterflies
lay eggs. A caterpillar
hatches out of a
butterfly egg. The
caterpillar forms a
chrysalis, and turns into
a butterfly!
Sources
Photographs
By Fran Shirey
YouTube videos
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Hoopla Kidz- http://youtu.be/5Tvl6wz7e9M
Caterpillar Song- http://youtu.be/OrQYyJCdN1g
Websites:
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Quizlet- http://quizlet.com/1516516/scatter
Eric Carle reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar
http://www.eric-carle.com/ec_reads_vhc.html
Sheppard Software
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/b
utterfly_lifecycle.htm
Turtle Diary- http://www.turtlediary.com/kindergartengames/science-games/butterfly-life-cycle.html
Rubric created with: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
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