Curated OER
What's Happening to Our Caterpillars?
Seventh graders participate in a lesson making observations of caterpillars. They identify different changes in the life cycle of a caterpillar and also understand the final result of the life cycle ending.
Curated OER
Butterfly Scavenger Hunt
Students, after brainstorming and discussing butterflies, answer a variety of key questions involving butterflies by participating in a butterfly scavenger hunt. They assess various butterfly facts, a butterfly's life cycle in detail and...
Curated OER
How does Temperature Affect Time in the Pupa Stage?
Learners are guided through the Scientific Method to perform observations about the pupa stage of the monarch butterfly. The results of an experiment are used to make assumptions about growth and development.
Curated OER
How Does a Butterfly Grow?
Young scholars explore the stages of a butterfly. They read and discuss the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. They draw a picture of their favorite part and create a graph. They write a letter to Eric Carle and observe...
Curated OER
Butterflies
In this science and reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1 page detailed passage about butterflies. Students then answer 7 questions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Changes in a Monarch's Life Cycle
Young scholars will observe and work with monarch larva. Once they have experienced the life cycle we will go outside to observe milkweed and identify the stages of monarch that are seen on the plant. Back inside the classroom we will...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly
All things related to the beautiful monarch butterfly are found here! Tons of links to everything you might imagine. Photos, video clips, plus teacher resources are also included.
Other
The Florida Monarch Butterfly Website
This inclusive site, contains information on how to tell a male from a female Monarch butterfly, great pictures of the Monarch life cycle, and links to other butterfly sites.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Monarch
The Monarch butterfly is widely studied by students when they learn about insect life cycles. Basic information about the Monarch and threats to its survival are described here. There are also pictures showing the Monarch in various...