This TopicQuest was designed for Mrs Whiddon's kindergarten class at Cook County Primary School By Melody Moore, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher.
| Have you
wondered where butterflies come from? How many different kinds of
butterflies are there in the world? What do butterflies do? |
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Check out butterflies of
North America at Northern
Prarie Wildlife Research Center.
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Check
out pictures of
different butterflies, moths, and caterpillars at the Butterfly website. |
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Find
out about
butterflies at Enchanted
Learning.com. |
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Visit
the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute to find out where butterflies come from. |
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Find out
how many butterflies
are in North America at the North
American Butterfly Association. |
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Take a
look at the
butterflies at the Butterfly
Pavillion in Westminster, CO. |
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Check
out the butterfly
habitats at The
Field Museum. |
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Find out
about monarch
butterflies at Monarch Watch. |
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If you
want to see live
butterflies, explore the American
Museum of Natural History's website. |
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Discover
butterflies at the University
of Maryland. |
| Mission You have been hired by the Discovery Channel to do research for a new nature show they are doing about butterflies. You are going to explore the Enchanted Learning website to find out the information you need to gather about butterflies for the show. You will answer the following questions and then draw a picture of the butterfly life cycle. Mission Steps 1.
Explore the Enchanted Learning web site with your teacher.
2. What is a Butterfly? 3. How many legs does a butterfly have? 4. How are butterflies and moths alike? 5. How are butterflies and moths different? 6. What are the four steps of the butterflies life cycle? 7. How do butterflies see? 8. Name some ways butterflies and caterpillars protect themselves? 9. Name some ways butterflies and caterpillars protect themselves. 10. Now draw a picture of each stage of the butterfly lifecycle. |
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 TopicQuest Lesson Plan |