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Science Matters

Lotusland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
It's time for a field trip! Scholars take their new-found knowledge of adaptations and seed dispersal on a field trip to a local botanical garden. They gain an up-close look at how ecological interdependence works in a distinct...
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PBS

Season Seeking

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
It's a time of change. A hands-on activity engages young scientists in a lesson highlighting the change of seasons. They brainstorm indicators of season changes in nature and then look for them. Next, they record observations in a field...
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Curated OER

Holy Habitats or Meet Metamorphosis

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners examine the metamorphosis of frogs and how it adapts to its environment. They research how world pollutants are effecting the amphibian population.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals: Insects

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars use the Internet to examine insects and their relatives. They participate in online games and discover insect recipes.
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Curated OER

Metamorphosis Matching

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students view pictures of animals as they complete the metamorphosis from a larva to an adult. In this metamorphosis lesson plan, students view pictures and in the end are able to match pictures of a larva stage to an adult stage in...
Interactive
Curated OER

Mystery Caterpillar Challenge and IPM or Organic Gardening Practices

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this caterpillar activity, students look at the picture of the caterpillar and identify what kind it is. Students then decide how to take care of it.
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Curated OER

Where Did the Science Experiments Go?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Hands-on science experiments are essential for student learning.
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Curated OER

Dream! (Part One)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students share with the class what they want to be when they grow up. As a class, they identify what they want to be for Halloween as well. They are videotaped stating their dream and photographed with their mask. Using the masks, they...
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Other

Curriki: Butterfly Life Cycle Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Project to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and how the caterpillar becomes to be a butterfly.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Life Cycles With Butterflies

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
This site is a lesson plan for teachers. It is a lesson to study the life cycles of a butterfly. It explains how the students would find caterpillars and build a home for them.
Interactive
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Butterfly Life Cycle: Butterfly Worksheets and Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
Expand your butterfly knowledge with these interactive worksheets and games.
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Other

Cocoon: Articles and Butterfly Life Cycle

For Students 1st - 8th
A collection of cocoon and butterfly articles as well as stories, cartoons, coloring, and animations.
Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Science Crossword Puzzles Life Cycle of Monarch Butterfly [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Find out what you know about life cycles by completing this crossword puzzle!
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson uses Smart Response technology to review concepts learned at the end of a science unit involving the Life Cycle of a Butterfly. The lesson can easily be adapted to fit the needs of more advanced or slower learners in the...
Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Students 2nd - 8th
Gives a basic explanation of the four stages in the life cycle of a butterfly.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Life Cycles

For Teachers 1st - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is set up to either teach or review the life cycles of humans, butterflies, frogs, and ducks.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Thinking Fountain: Monarch Watch

For Students 3rd - 6th
An activity to help students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. Information about metamorphosis and migration is also included.
Handout
Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Insect: Monarch Butterfly

For Students 3rd - 5th
Some facts about the monarch butterfly, which is the state insect of Texas.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Butterfly Stages of Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can me used to introduce or review the life cycle of a butterfly. Students will place the words and pictures in proper order as well as write down observations. This chart works well if...
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Other

Springboard Magazine: The Circle of Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief explanation of life cycle is provided along with pictoral respresentations of three different examples of life cycles (apple tree, butterfly and frog). The term metamorphosis is introduced and the resouce has an interactive...
Activity
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Journey North Cluster

For Students 3rd - 5th
An elementary resource to learn about butterflies and their migration with links to a wide variety of activities.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Pollination Parties

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson helps students understand the concept of pollination. Objectives, materials, procedures, adaptations, discussion questions, evaluation, extensions, suggested readings, links, vocabulary, and academic standards are all included!
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Curated OER

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Students 3rd - 5th
This diagram shows the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: French Theme Page

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn the French of everyday objects using these "Label Me" printouts for everything from colors to clothes, from the life cycle of a butterfly to the rooms in a house.

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