Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century praxinoscope with six scenes
Praxinoscope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Sesame Street
Ten: Butterfly
A bright and colorful animated butterfly takes ten petals and rearranges them in this Sesame Street video. The butterfly shows that ten can be 1 group of ten, 2 groups of five and so on. This video demonstrates the value of ten to early...
Curated OER
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
A super cute second grade class tells us all about the life cycle of the butterfly. They read about each stage of the butterfly's life cycle in unison. The choral reading is a little hard to understand but is a great way to engage an...
Curated OER
Butterfly Metamorphosis
Click on this video and you'll get to see the life cycle of a butterfly. Each of the four stages are shown in real-time; as a butterfly lays its eggs, caterpillars emerge from the eggs. The caterpillar cocoons itself and then changes...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arctic Summer
See the many birds that spend their summer in the Arctic in this video segment from Nature. [2:52]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wild Kratts: On the Road
Chris and Martin experience the life of a butterfly inlcluding their predators and the need for lots of energy.
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Get Up & Go Play!: Monarch Butterfly Tagging
Playing outside makes kids happier, healthier and stronger! In this segment of KIDS Clubhouse Adventures, co-host Abby Brown and kids head out to safely catch, tag and release monarch butterflies as they travel through the Midwest to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Butterfly Life Cycle Fitness
Science and exercise unite in this Kindergarten through 5th grade video! Students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly while performing certain physical tasks at each stage.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hungry Beasts
Learn about the wildebeest and locusts on the move in this video segment from Nature. [2:47]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Planetary Moves
This video segment from Nature offers an introduction to four species' migratory patterns. [2:05]
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: Learn All About the Butterfly Life Cycle
An animated video illustrates the life cycle of butterflies. [1:43]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
A short video showing the stages of the life cycle of a butterfly. See how a butterfly develops from a tiny egg. [0:58]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Monarch Migration
How do Monarch butterflies know where to migrate year after year? In Spanish with English subtitles. [2:47]