Title – Butterfly Cycle

By – Agnes Peeples

Primary Subject – Science

Secondary Subjects – Computers / Internet

Grade Level – 2-3

Content:

• Students will understand the life cycle of a butterfly.
  
• They will record research on the butterflies.

Benchmarks:

(LO) 111.2

Organization of living things

Describe life cycles of familiar organisms

Technology standard:

Demonstrate proper care in the use of hardware, software, peripherals, and storage media.

Learning Resources and Materials:

• Computer
  
• Inspiration program (optional for the teacher’s use)
  
• Graphic organizer
  
• Pencil

Development of Lesson:

Introduction:
Students will be asked if they know where butterflies come from. Students will visit a specific site on the internet and research the life cycle of a butterfly.

Students will show what they learned in their graphic organizers.

Then they will write a short summary of the life cycle of a butterfly.

Methods/Procedures:

Students will be placed in groups of two for the internet research. A short discussion on what happens to a butterfly during its lifetime will be given. Students will visit one of two internet sites.
• Children’s Butterfly Site
  
  

  http://bsi.montana.edu/web/kidsbutterfly/life-cycle

  
  

• The Butterfly Site
  
  

  http://www.thebutterflysite.com/

Students will each write in their graphic organizers the correct life cycle of a butterfly.

Lastly the students will give a summary of the butterfly cycle in their own words plus type and save it on the computer.

Accommodations/Adaptations:

Jeff (fictional student) has slow motor skills. He will be given one-on-one instructions at his speed. In addition, he will have two days to finish the assignment.

Assessment/Evaluation:

Checked on individual groups and assessed students by writing organization and group interaction.

Students will be tested in two days on what they learned.

Closure:

5% of the students wanted to skip ahead to the internet research.

95% of the students stayed involved

Teacher Reflection

Students worked well in pairs.

Follow-up with a trip to the Science Museum next week.

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Agnes Peeples

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