Life Cycles. This software has been created to inform classmates about the life cycle of a butterfly. The program explains how the life cycle of the butterfly develops, and includes games to reinforce this life cycle. Click on the butterfly to begin. The Life Cycle. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Life Cycles Life Cycles This software has been created This software has been created to inform classmates about the to inform classmates about the life cycle of a butterfly. The life cycle of a butterfly. The program explains how the life program explains how the life cycle of the butterfly develops, cycle of the butterfly develops, and includes games to reinforce and includes games to reinforce this life cycle. this life cycle. Click on the butterfly to begin.
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Life CyclesLife Cycles
This software has been created to inform This software has been created to inform classmates about the life cycle of a butterfly. classmates about the life cycle of a butterfly. The program explains how the life cycle of The program explains how the life cycle of the butterfly develops, and includes games the butterfly develops, and includes games to reinforce this life cycle.to reinforce this life cycle.
Click on the butterfly to begin.
The Life CycleThe Life Cycle
Of the ButterflyOf the Butterfly
Which came first, the egg or the adult?
Begin
Stage 1 The Egg Stage 1 The Egg
Butterfly Butterfly eggeggs differ from one to another. s differ from one to another. Sometimes the adult lays one egg, other Sometimes the adult lays one egg, other times they lay hundreds of them. The egg times they lay hundreds of them. The egg can range in color from green and red, to can range in color from green and red, to yellow or brown. The eggs can be long and yellow or brown. The eggs can be long and oval like a pickle, or can be flat and round oval like a pickle, or can be flat and round like a pancake.like a pancake.
Stage 2 The Larvae or CaterpillarStage 2 The Larvae or Caterpillar
The The larvaelarvae is what comes from the egg. is what comes from the egg. The larvae does not look like a butterfly. It The larvae does not look like a butterfly. It looks more like a worm-known as a looks more like a worm-known as a caterpillar. The caterpillar grows larger by caterpillar. The caterpillar grows larger by molting its skin several times and eating molting its skin several times and eating large amounts of food. This stage takes large amounts of food. This stage takes from two weeks to one month to complete.from two weeks to one month to complete.
Stage 3 The Pupa Stage 3 The Pupa
Stage 3 begins when the caterpillar enters a Stage 3 begins when the caterpillar enters a chrysalis, or cocoon known as the pupa. chrysalis, or cocoon known as the pupa. The pupa does not eat during this stage, but The pupa does not eat during this stage, but does grow wings, legs and internal organs. does grow wings, legs and internal organs. It may take just four days or up to several It may take just four days or up to several months to complete this stage.months to complete this stage.
Stage 4 The AdultStage 4 The Adult
When the adult breaks out of the pupa, it is When the adult breaks out of the pupa, it is a beautiful butterfly. The new adult butterfly a beautiful butterfly. The new adult butterfly is immediately ready for reproduction. The is immediately ready for reproduction. The life span of a butterfly lasts from just a few life span of a butterfly lasts from just a few days up to 12 months.days up to 12 months.
Can you put the stages in order?.
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Do you know the life cycle of the Do you know the life cycle of the butterfly?butterfly?
Click on the arrow to test your skills.Click on the arrow to test your skills.If you need another look at the cycles, click on If you need another look at the cycles, click on
the house! the house!
Your turnYour turn Which came first?Which came first? Click on the correct stage and move to the Click on the correct stage and move to the
next question.next question.
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Awesome Job!Awesome Job!
What stage happens next?What stage happens next?
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Don’t give up!Don’t give up!
The third stage of the butterfly life cycle The third stage of the butterfly life cycle is…?is…?
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You can do it!You can do it!
And the final stage to a butterfly’s life And the final stage to a butterfly’s life cycle…cycle…
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Great Job!Great Job!
Now that you know the stages of the Now that you know the stages of the butterfly life cycle, its time to…butterfly life cycle, its time to…
Match the picture to the stage name! If you Match the picture to the stage name! If you
answer correctly, you automatically move to answer correctly, you automatically move to the next question.the next question.
Ready for matching
What is this?What is this?
Larvae
Pupa
Butterfly
Egg
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What is this?What is this?
Larvae Pupa Butterfly Egg
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What is this?What is this?
Larvae Pupa Butterfly Egg
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What is this?What is this?
Larvae Pupa Butterfly Egg
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Great Job!Great Job!
Now you’re an expert on the life cycle of the Now you’re an expert on the life cycle of the butterfly!!!butterfly!!!
I have found a great book that is fun to read. It even I have found a great book that is fun to read. It even tells about the life cycle of the butterfly. Add it to tells about the life cycle of the butterfly. Add it to your collection! Eric Carle is the author of your collection! Eric Carle is the author of The Very The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Hungry Caterpillar. This book describes the stages This book describes the stages of a butterflies life leading up to its adulthood, and of a butterflies life leading up to its adulthood, and the trouble it gets the trouble it gets into by eating too much food in the into by eating too much food in the pupa stage.pupa stage.
