Butterflies and Moths - PedagoNet

Life Cycle: Metamorphosis MobileLesson EightAges PrimaryObjective: Students learn the life cycle of a butterfly.Materials:• Tape• Scissors• 5 pieces of string, each about 12 inches long• Crayons or markers• Enough copies of the Metamorphosis Mobile page for each student (Figures 8.1-8.4)Suggested Approach:Review the 4 life-cycle stages for all butterflies and moths. What is the first stage? Egg.What is the second stage? Caterpillar. What do caterpillars spend their time doing? Eatingplants. What is the third stage for a butterfly? Chrysalis. What is the third stage for amoth? Cocoon. What goes on during the their final stage? The caterpillar changes into awinged adult; a butterfly or a moth. What is the last stage? A butterfly or a moth. What isthis kind of life cycle called? This life cycle is called complete metamorphosis.Metamorphosis Mobile Activity:1. Print the images on heavy card stock. Then cut out and color the pictures and text.2. Tape one string to the top at the back of Figure 8.1. This is the string that the mobilewill hang from.3. Tape one of each of the remaining four strings to the circles at the bottom ofFigure 8.1.4. At the bottom of each of those strings tape the life cycle pictures (Figures 8.2, 8.3,and 8.4).Hang your mobile and enjoy it!Florida Museum of Natural History http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu 34