1. How does a butterfly begin its life?
2. How many stages are in the life cycle of a butterfly?
2 4 6
3. List the stages.
4. What do caterpillars eat?
5. Look at the pictures of the chrysalis and the emerging butterfly. Look at the pictures of the butterfly unfolding its wings. Describe what happens in this metamorphosis in your own words.
6. How many parts does a butterfly have?
4 6 8
7. Name the parts of a butterfly.
8.Where does a butterfly get its color?
9. What does a butterfly eat?
10. Look at some Butterflies of North Carolina
Which one is your favorite?
Read all about butterflies.
You can print some pictures here; Swallowtail, Blue Morpho, Life Cycle, Math Color Sheet Play some games: Butterfly Maze Butterfly Concentration Game
Created by: K.Beck, Technology Specialist at Lake Norman Elementary School, 2002, updated 2006
North Carolina Standard Course of Study Goals and Objectives: Science: Life Cycles Technology: Using Technology to Analyze Information