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Curated OER

Moth or Butterfly

For Teachers K - 1st
  Young scholars categorize butterflies and moths by identifying the unique characteristics of the two different species.  In this classifying lesson, students discuss their prior knowledge about these insects before categorizing the...
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Curated OER

Butterflies

For Teachers 3rd
Butterflies and moths are the stars of this biology resource. In it, learners see how to distinguish a butterfly from a moth. They discover new vocabulary, perform an experiment, and do some coloring on pages that are embedded in the...
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Roland Park Country School

Butterfly or Moth?

For Students 3rd - 6th
What is the main difference between a moth and a butterfly? Butterflies have club-shaped antennae, while moths have a feather-like antennae. But what else differentiates these beautiful insects? The presentation in the resource provides...
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Conservation in Small Spaces: Butterfly Life cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss ways that butterflies and moths change during their lifecycles, observe caterpillars, and explore how their different body parts work.
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Curated OER

Butterflies, Butterflies, Butterflies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Transform your class into a butterfly museum! Research different types of butterflies, their habitat, and life cycle. Interactive components such as PowerPoint presentations, Claymation movies, and webpages add pizzaz to the museum...
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Curated OER

Design a Butterfly

For Teachers K
Students access prior knowledge of butterflies.  In this butterfly activity, students create butterflies and compare and contrast their butterflies. Students describe the various body parts.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Butterfly and Moth Internet Hunt part 2

For Students 5th - 8th
In this butterfly and moth worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about butterflies and moths, find the answers to the questions, and go back and answer the questions. Students complete 19 questions total.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Homeschool Helper's: Butterfly vs. Moth

For Students 3rd - 5th
In the butterfly vs moth learning exercise, students read the sentence and write a B if it describes a butterfly and an M if it describes a moth. There are 7 questions to answer.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Butterfly and Moth Internet Hunt

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this butterflies and moths activity, students click on the links in the questions about butterflies and moths to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 14 questions total.
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Curated OER

Butterfly or Moth?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare and contrast the characteristics of the butterfly and the moth. Through classification, students observe the subtle differences in the moth and the butterfly. Students complete a worksheet classifying butterflies and...
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Butterflies are beautiful

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore butterflies. They discuss the types of butterflies that are found in Indiana. Students learn what kind of plants are needed to start a butterfly garden. They study the four life stages of a butterfly.
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Interactive
Curated OER

North American Butterflies and Moths of Fields, Meadows, and Fencerows

For Students 5th - 8th
In this North American butterflies and moths activity, students click on the links in the questions about North American butterflies and moths of fields, meadows, and fencerows to find the answers to the questions and then come back and...
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Life Cycle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scientists explore the world of entomology. They focus on the life cycle of butterflies and moths. They utilize the entire school year in order to see how butterfly eggs turn into the chrysallis, then into a butterfly, who then...
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Butterfly Round-Up

For Teachers 2nd - Higher Ed
Students classify the characteristics of butterflies and moths moths. In this life cycle lesson, students identify butterflies and moths common in the state of Iowa as well as their characteristics.  Students then learn the proper catch...
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Curated OER

Caterpillars To Butterflies

For Teachers K
Students observe the life cycle of a butterfly. They read butterfly/caterpillar themed books. They sequence the lifecycle from eggs on a leaf to an adult butterfly. They release their butterflies into a natural habitat after singing and...
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Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders access prior knowledge of the monarch butterfly and discuss what they would like to know.  In this Monarch Butterfly lesson,students read Monarch Butterfly and discuss the life cycle of the butterfly. Students gather...
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Caterpillars To Butterflies

For Teachers K
Students gain an appreciation of nature by teaching them about the life cycle of the butterfly. They set up a terrarium so they can observe the changes a caterpillar goes through.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Is it a Moth or a Butterfly?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the similarities and differences between moths and butterflies. They participate in a virtual field trip using a designated web site. They design a computer based slideshow using the information they find on the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Butterflies and Moths- Order Lepidoptera

For Students 7th - 10th
For this butterfly and moth worksheet, students describe the difference between the two as well as label different parts of a butterfly and moth.
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The Caterpillar or Larva

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
The larval stage of the butterfly life cycle is quite exciting. Start a discussion about the specially designed body parts unique to caterpillars. After examining images of caterpillars, learners use plastic soda bottles, string, and...
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Curated OER

Pollination of Flowers by Moths

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Turn your classroom into a pollination station as your kids transform into moths or predators trying to survive and aiding in plant reproduction along the way. Using silent party blowers as proboscises, the moths will have two minutes to...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Reading "Beetles, Bees and Butterflys"

For Students 3rd - 6th
Reading information about beetles, bees, and butterflies is the focus of this science worksheet. Students apply vocabulary and comprehension skills in order to answer six questions based on the reading.
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Lesson Plan
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Butterflies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete art projects about butterflies. In this butterflies lesson plan, students complete projects including tissue paper butterflies, edible caterpillars, coloring pages, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life Cycle of a Butterfly/ Moth

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore the life cycle of butterflies, illustrate the life cycle of the butterfly, and compare the researched facts to stories written by Eric Carle about caterpillars and butterflies.

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