Life Cycle
Internet Resources

 

Animal Life Cycles Web Quest for 3rd Graders
A very well done web quest that divides a class into 5 teams to investigate the life cycles of  ladybugs, mosquitoes, flies,  butterflies, and  frogs.  After completing their research each student makes a drawing to show the life cycle and each team shares what they learned with the rest of the class.  Some of the links are no longer working, but the quest has enough information to be completed.

Exploring Butterflies in Kindergarten
Excellent photos and illustrations.  Easy to follow and understand.  Topics include: life cycle, butterfly info, caterpillar info, chrysalis info, butterfly greenhouse, kinds of butterflies, facts, moth or butterfly.

All About the Painted Lady Butterfly
One page with butterfly fun facts, photos of the 4 stages of the life cycle

All About Luna Moths
One page with moth fun facts, facts about the life cycle.  Link to page comparing butterflies and moths.

Quick Time Movie
See Fred, the Painted Lady butterfly, emerging from his chrysalis.

The Children’s Butterfly Site from the US Geological Survey
Facts about each of the 4 life cycle stages of a butterfly with matching coloring pages that can be printed.

Cecropia Moth Life Cycle
Illustrated with color photographs of the moth’s life cycle.

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