The first stage in the butterfly's life cycle is the egg. Young entomologists discuss why different butterflies lay different eggs and what their eggs look like. Then they use the handouts to make a replica of one type of butterfly egg with modeling clay and paint. This activity would be wonderful to use when creating a model of each stage of the butterfly life cycle.

Concepts

butterflies

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Additional Tags

butterfly, butterfly eggs, butterfly identificiation, science

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Pros

• Useful handouts are included with the lesson

Cons

• The lesson is short and lacking in explicit instruction; however, it does make an excellent learning activity