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1. Butterflies
..._______ Butterflies A lesson on the Internet 1. Go to Go to Bookmarks. Click on Flights of Fancy. 2. Scroll down. Click on Enter Here. 3. Scroll down to the choices under the picture of the butterfly. As you are scrolling, enjoy the graphics, or pictures. They are beautiful! 4. Find Butterflies and Moths. Click on it. Wait for the pictures to download. 5. Name one difference between butterflies and moths. 6. Look at the stages in the life of butterflies and moths. In what stage do they form the chrysalis, or cocoon? 7. Read about their proboscis, or tongues. What is one interesting fact you learned?...

2. EEK! Teacher Pages - Activity: The Life of a Gypsy Moth Activity for Teachers
Welcome to the Teacher Pages . The Life of a Gypsy Moth This activity corresponds with the EEK story on the Alien invader: GypsyMoth. moths Grades: 6-12 Subjects: science, vocational agriculture Wisconsin Model Academic Standards: o Science: A.4.1, A.4.2, A.4.5, B.4.1, C.4.2, C.4.3, F.4.1, F.4.3, B.8.6, C.8.1, F.8.2, F.8.7, F.8.9 o Agriculture Education: A.4.3, E.4.5, E.8.5 Objectives: students will be able to identify the gypsy moth, u...

3. Geography on the Web Lesson Plans
Electronic Literacy Pre K - 12 Geographical Information on the Web - Lesson Plan Title: Butterflies and Moths Grade Level(s): Second Grade Subject Area(s): Science/Geography Unit (s): Study of Butterflies and Moths Description: This lesson will use internet web sites to reinforce learning about the life cycle and migration patterns of butterflies and moths. Outcomes/Core Learning Goals: (As per MCPS Curricu...

4. Being Safe While Growing Up
Being Safe While Growing Up Moths that Spin Cocoons Grade Level: Second Health Self-protection, Self-worth, and Topic: Emotional Health Subjects: Health, Science, Physical Education Time of year: Spring if collecting fresh food. Anytime if purchasing artificial diet. Overall Objective: Through observation, discussion and recording,...

5. Insect Survival - camouflage
...communicate valid conclusions MATERIALS: black and white newspaper (no colored ads) black construction paper scissors black poster board (approx 8 sheets) cardboard moth cutouts pencil or colored marker (not black) timer or watch data chart MOTIVATION: The teacher should place various colored paper moths around the classroom or outside; some should be plainly visible, others should blend well with the surface. Have the students try to find them. Ask the students which were easiest to find and why. Also ask students which moth they would want to be if they could choose. ACTIVITY: Have the students pa...

6. Natural Selection
...the importance of the high number of offspring produced in each generation. Explain that if you do not survive, you cannot pass your genes to your offspring. 3.Present background of peppered moth. Live in forested areas, during day clung to the trees which were covered with light gray lichens, most moths were colored gray which blends in perfectly with the gray tree trunks. Black moths also born into the population, these moths are easily seen against the light gray trunks and are quickly eaten by birds Industrial Revolution caused pollution that killed lichens making the black moths more abundant b...

7. NS 11: Natural Selection II
...nd behavior. Materials: Whiteboard, overhead, transparencies, vis-a-vis pens, moth and tree ?puppets? Warm-up: Define natural selection and adaptation (again) in YOUR OWN WORDS. Set: (review, objectives, involve, relevance) Tell and act the Moth Story: ?Before the 1800s, England had many light gray moths called Peppered moths that would land on light colored trees, blending in so as to camaflage themselves from predators. Few dark gray moths existed because they were easily visible to birds, and so were easy prey. What important revolution happened in the 1800s? Once the Industrial Revolution began,...

8. NS 11: Natural Selection II
...nd behavior. Materials: Whiteboard, overhead, transparencies, vis-a-vis pens, moth and tree ?puppets? Warm-up: Define natural selection and adaptation (again) in YOUR OWN WORDS. Set: (review, objectives, involve, relevance) Tell and act the Moth Story: ?Before the 1800s, England had many light gray moths called Peppered moths that would land on light colored trees, blending in so as to camaflage themselves from predators. Few dark gray moths existed because they were easily visible to birds, and so were easy prey. What important revolution happened in the 1800s? Once the Industrial Revolution began,...

9. Animal Camouflage
...ts the paper moth shape and explain they must cut it out and color it to blend in with an area in the room. Rules are it has to be easily visible from the center of the room. (NO hiding it under or behind something) Explain that in 10 minutes some "birds" from another class are coming to "eat" your moths. Students use masking tape on the back of the moth to attach it to the position they chose. Partner class "birds" are told the shape of the moth and the rules before they begin searching. Assessment: Any survivors are taken down one at a time so that the "birds" also learn what they missed. Birds ar...

10. Caterpillars to Butterflies
...d observations about animal parts Materials: book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle white sheet wings caterpillar in jar journals string and paper butterfly crayons Getting Ready: Know the stages a butterfly goes through: egg...larvae...pupa...butterfly Butterflies emerge from chrysalises, moths emerge from cocoons Some butterflies reflect in their wing color things they have eaten There are some differences in moths and butterflies: + butterflies have balls on the end of antennaes + many butterflies have smaller thorax than moths Butterflies have 3 main body regions: head, thorax, abdomen...