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A WebQuest for 2nd Grade (Life Science) Designed by  Ariana, Bethany, Christine, David
 * The Life of a Butterfly**



You are on a mission to create a project about butterflies. You must collect information about each life stage of the butterfly using internet resources and create a project to demonstrate what you have learned.
 * Introduction**

 **The Task** Your task is to create one of the following: play, book, poster, or clay figurines about the life cycle of the butterfly using internet resources in order to collect your information.

 **The Process**  Resources: Butterfly Life Cycle Enchanted Life Cycle Video of Butterfly life Cycle Butterfly Life Cycle 2 Butterfly Diagram
 * 1) First you'll be assigned to a team of 4.
 * 2) You will pick what project you would like to do (play, book, poster, or clay figures).
 * 3) You will research the 4 life stages of a butterfly on the internet (see below).
 * 4) You will each pick a stage to represent and collect data about that stage.
 * 5) You will then create your projects to report about your specific stage.
 * 6) Your group will then present your finished products (in the correct order) to the class.

 **Evaluation** You will be evaluated on:
 * The accuracy of your information
 * Understanding of the life cycle of the butterfly
 * The creativeness of your project.

You will receive a common grade for your whole project An individual grade for your specific part in the project.
 * AND**

 **Conclusion** You will have learned about the life cycle of the butterfly, created a project that displays your learning, and presented your information as a group to the class. Some questions you might want to think about: How does the life cycle of a butterfly compare to those of other animals (ie. frogs)? How does the life cycle of a butterfly compare to your own life cycle?

 **Credits & References** Butterfly picture: http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/flower-butterfly.jpg

Caterpillar picture: http://magickcanoe.com/caterpillars/tiger-swallowtail-large.jpg

Cocoon picture: http://media.photobucket.com/image/cacoon/samscotti/cacoon.jpg

Egg picture: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/2639277095_3225e7f1d1.jpg

Thanks to Ariana, Bethany, Christine, and David for their participation in creating this magnificent webquest.