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Sarah Tremblay
Unit on Insects
Day 7

Goal:  Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding about a butterflies complete metamorphosis.

Objectives:
-Students will be able to differentiate between complete and incomplete metamorphosis.
  Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-Analysis
-Students will be able to name the stages of a butterflies complete metamorphosis.
  Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-Knowledge
-Students will be able to label and illustrate their butterfly worksheets.
  Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-Knowledge
-Students will be able to design their tissue butterflies.
  Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-Synthesis

Materials:  Insects and Their Relatives book, chalkboard, “butterfly metamorphosis” worksheets, crayons, glue stick, colored tissue paper, butterfly cut-out.

Time:  40 minutes

Introduction:  Ask the students to name some of the body parts of the butterfly.  The teacher will then ask if the children know how butterflies become butterflies.  Get responses from the children to see what they think.

Development:  The teacher will read “Incomplete and Complete Metamorphosis” to the       class.
-The teacher will show the students a picture of complete metamorphosis and explain to        them the stages a butterfly goes through before becoming a full grown butterfly.
   (Egg-Caterpillars-Pupa-Adult)
-The teacher will then tape the butterfly metamorphosis worksheets to the chalkboard.
-The students will have time to observe and ask questions.
-The teacher will then hand-out a copy for each student to have.
-The students must label and color each picture.

Closure: The students will make tissue butterflies.  The students will cut out butterflies and tape colored tissue paper to them.  The butterflies will then be displayed on a bulletin board in the room.  If the students do not have time to finish them, they will be able to complete them the following day.
 

Assessment:   Students will be graded on their participation during the class completion of the metemorphosis worksheet.  The students will self assess themselves on their own metemorphosis worksheets.