Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL: Food Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL food vocabulary worksheet, students circle the food that is described, then translate "food words." A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food webs and Energy Flows

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students become familiar with food chains.  In this food chains lesson plan, students understand that as consumers eat other consumers energy is passed. Students understand the vocabulary associated with food chains.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Trivia

For Students 7th - 10th
This science trivia activity gives the students 66 science trivia questions and answers.  Students are to cut out the questions an fold them in half.  The question is on one side and the answer is on the other side.  This...
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Its Life Cycle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Engage students with a retelling of Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and watch a video from "Great Migrations" to enhance scientific discovery of the life of a butterfly.
Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: North Prairie Wildlife Research: Caterpillars of Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions, photographs and information on the caterpillar life cycle for the different species of eastern United states caterpillars. Includes details on collecting and photographing specimens.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Endangered Ecosystems: Costa Rican Caterpillars

For Students 3rd - 8th
Go on a mission to Costa Rica and Mexico, and explore the state of tropical rain forest ecosystems by examining Costa Rican caterpillars. Learn what the change in this animal's population means for the rest of the ecosystem.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Eric Carle's picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
Lesson Plan
Other

Caterpillar: Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of lesson plans was developed to accompany Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future, a documentary film created by Caterpillar and Science North. They introduce students to the various phases involved in mining,...
Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Caterpillar (Larva)

For Students 9th - 10th
View images and learn facts about Caterpillars, including species variety, appearance, diet, and predators.
Handout
University of Kentucky

Uk Entomology: Stinging Caterpillars

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this site and discover why not all caterpillars are meant to be held. Learn how to spot a stinging caterpillar and discover why they are equipped with this defense mechanism.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Endangered Ecosystems: Build Your Own Caterpillar

For Students 3rd - 5th
As you build your own caterpillar, make sure it has everything it needs for its survival. Learn how characteristics, like color, spines, and glands, can help protect the caterpillar.
Lesson Plan
Student Achievement Partners

Achieve the Core: Illustrative Mathematics: The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, first-grade learners explore counting on and the place value system using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Measuring Butterflies and Caterpillars

For Teachers K Standards
Butterflies and caterpillars are the focus of this measurement lesson, integrating our math and science curriculum.
Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Caterpillars

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a caterpillar, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Build Your Own Caterpillar

For Students 2nd - 7th
Choose adaptation features that will help a caterpillar to survive when predators are nearby. Students enter their reasons for choosing the characteristics they did, and receive feedback.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 1.oa, Nbt the Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers 1st
This lesson plan uses the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar to teach students to add three numbers to get a sum less than 20.
eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Eric Carle: A Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "A Very Hungry Caterpillar", written by Eric Carle. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Creepy Caterpillars to Beautiful Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will explore the life cycle of a butterfly using a website and observations of caterpillar metamorphosis. This lesson plan will incorporate science, mathematics, language arts, and art.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Teachers: Eric Carle Author Study

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here both students and teachers can learn about writer Eric Carle, the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other works for children. Includes video [3:39] Also offers teaching ideas, including themes for discussion.
Interactive
TVOntario

Tvo Kids: Games: Caterpillar Count

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Caterpillar game through which students practice counting up to 15.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: From Caterpillars to Butterflies: Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will illustrate and compare the life cycle of a butterfly.
Interactive
Topmarks Online

Topmarks: Caterpillar Ordering

For Students K - 1st Standards
An interactive game for ordering numbers and for number sequences. Can be used as an interactive whiteboard. Levels range from ordering and sequencing numbers to 5 up to decimals.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Oldenburg, Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks

For Students 9th - 10th
A monumental tube of lipstick sprouting from a military vehicle appeared, uninvited, on the campus of Yale University amidst the 1969 student protests against the Vietnam War. Claes Oldenburg made this sculpture and it served as a stage...
Handout
Iowa State University

Iowa State University: Iowa Insect Information Notes Butterflies and Moths

For Students 9th - 10th
This series of articles is about butterflies and moths that you may see around your house. There is a special focus on the caterpillars that will become the moths because they cause most of the damage to trees.

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