Grade 3

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• Grade 3
• The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

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Performance Indicators TeacherAs documented
through teacher observation,at Level 1, the
student is able to3.4.tpi.2. differentiate
among the stages in the life cycle of a
butterfly, a frog, and plants.at Level 2, the
student is able to3.4.tpi.3. examine the
similarities and differences between parents and
their offspring.3.4.tpi.4. describe the life
cycle of an organism.at Level 3, the student is
able to3.4.tpi.5. create a timeline that depicts
the changes that occur during an organisms life
cycle
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The learner will

• be able to name and identify the four
• stages of a butterflys life cycle
• write a paragraph addressing the information from
  this presentation

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The First Stage of a Butterfly's Life.

• The egg is the first stage of a butterflys
• life.

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• The eggs are laid in a safe location on or near
  the plants that the caterpillar will eat.

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The Second Stage of a Butterflys Life

• The second stage is the larva or caterpillar.

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The Second Stage of a Butterflys Life

• This is a picture of a real caterpillar in its
  natural habitat.

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• The larva eats constantly and grows quickly.

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The Third Stage of a Butterflys Life

• The chrysalis or pupa is the hard covering
  formed around the larva.
• Inside this covering, the pupa changes

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The Third Stage of a Butterflys Life

• This is an actual picture of a pupa.

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The Last Stage of a Butterflys Life.

• The final stage is the pupa breaking open an
  adult butterfly emerges.

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Metamorphosis

• The development from an egg, to larva, to pupa,
  and adult butterfly is metamorphosis.

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• Think about what youve learned. Now you will
  write a paragraph about the information you
  learned from this presentation. I have given you
  a topic sentence to get started. You may use
  your own topic sentence if you like.

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Use one sparkle word
Use a transition word
There are four stages of a butterflys life
Use three sparkle words
Use one transition word, and one sparkle word,