from

caterpillar...
to

butterfly

My butterfly life cycle investigation

Name: _____________________

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 The Caterpillar

* Look at your caterpillar very carefully . What do you

see? Draw a picture of your caterpillar below.

* What can your caterpillar

do? _____________________
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 Parts of a Caterpillar

* A caterpillar has many parts. Each part helps

the caterpillar. Each part does something
different.

Draw a line from the word to the part on the

caterpillar.

Prolegs Legs Body Tail Spine Head

* Do you have the same parts? Which parts? __________

* Do you have the same number of legs? _____________

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 * Draw a line from the part to what it does.

eye eats food and spins silk

mouth keeps birds from eating it

fur looks for food and things

legs moves the insect

* The caterpillar has __________ legs.

* The caterpillar has _________eyes.

* The caterpillar has _______ mouth.

Do you have the same number of:

Eyes? ________ Legs? _______

Mouths? _________

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 The Stages of a Butterfly

* Draw a line from the word to the picture it names.

egg

caterpillar

chrysalis

 
butterfly

* The caterpillars of butterflies make a

chrysalis. The caterpillars of moths make
cocoons. A cocoon has silk around it. A chrysalis
does not.

~ Watch for these stages as your caterpillar grows! ~

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 Caterpillar Changes

* A caterpillar is an insect. Most insects change as they grow.

We call these changes stages. The stages in the growth of a
butterfly are the egg , the caterpillar , the chrysalis , and the
butterfly .

Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. Glue the m in a
row. Which comes first, second, third, and fourth?

   

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 How Many Days from Caterpillar to Butterfly?

* A caterpillar must eat and grow before it can become a

butterfly.

* How long do you think it takes a caterpillar to become a

butterfly? Write your prediction here: ______ days

* We got our caterpillars on: ______________________

* My caterpillar made it’s chrysalis on: _______________

* My butterfly came out of it’s chrysalis on: __________

_____________________________________________

It took ______ days for the caterpillar to become a

chrysalis.

It took ______ days for the chrysalis to become a

butterfly.

It took ______ total days for the caterpillar to become

a butterfly.

* Which stage was the longest? __________________

* Which stage was the shortest? _________________

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 What happens to the caterpillar ?

* When your caterpillar gets big, watch him carefully.

Your caterpillar will crawl to the top of his cup and hang
down.

* Next, the skin splits along his back. Under the skin is
the chrysalis. Soon the chrysalis becomes hard and
changes to a pretty golden color.

* Your teacher will take the lid off of the cup and put
the chrysalis into the net very carefully.

* This is waiting time for you, but the butterfly is very

busy.

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 Parts of a Butterfly

* Look closely at the butterfly. Draw a line from

the butterfly part to its name.

Head Wing Antenna Body Eye

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 Butterflies Are Insects

* Not all animals are insects. An animal is an insect if it

has these things:

* 6 legs
* 3 body parts (head, thorax, abdomen)
* 4 wings (when it has wings)
* 2 antennae
* 2 eyes

* Is a butterfly an insect? _______ Why? ___________

_____________________________________________

Here is a picture of a spider.

* Is the spider an insect? ___________

Why?___________________________________

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 Are You Like A Butterfly?

I have how many? A butterfly has how

many?

___________ legs ___________

___________ eyes ___________

___________ wings ___________

___________ arms ___________

Draw a picture of your butterfly in the box below.

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