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Title:
The Lifecycle of the Butterfly
Unit Title:
The Lifecycle of the Butterfly
Theme:
Butterfly Lifecycle
Content:
Reading, Science, Writing
Culture:
Mexican American
Topic:
Butterfly Lifecycle
Language:
English
Grant:
BRIDGE
Grade:
E: 1
Lesson Description:
A Thematic Unit that can be integrated into a larger unit on Cycles
by Mindi Soto (Creager) & Rancho Viejo
Introduction: The purpose of this unit is to for the students to acquire general
knowledge about different cycles in their natural world. The following 6 lessons will deal specifically with the lifecycle of the butterfly. The students will learn the anatomy of the butterfly, physical
characteristics of the butterfly, and the proper terminology and vocabulary in regards to the butterfly. They will also experience, first hand, the metamorphosis of the caterpillar to a butterfly through the raising
of live caterpillar larvae. The metamorphosis process takes about 3 weeks. Throughout these three weeks the students will be keeping a butterfly observation journal. Each day the students will make a journal entry
based on the observation of their individual larvae. Through this unit, the students will learn that a cycle is a continuous flow of changes that end in the same conclusion before repeating itself again. They will
be exposed to a variety of specific cycles that occur in the natural world around them.
