Butterflies 
Welcome to the Butterfly WebQuest. This WebQuest was designed for the Kindergarteners of Divisions One and Two to use in their study on butterflies.
This WebQuest was created in March of 2004,
by Michelle Wolkenbrod as part of the requirements for EDCI 396C,
at the University of British Columbia.
Introduction
A very terrible thing has happened! All the butterflies have disappeared from Vancouver! Scientists at the University of British Columbia have come to you and your classmates for help. They know that you have been studying butterflies this year and they feel you can help them to learn more about butterflies.
Task Your
task is to learn all that you can about butterflies with help from a
grown-up in your family.
The researchers are especially interested in learning about:
What butterflies look like. The life cycle of the
butterfly.
What and
how butterflies eat.The
differences between butterflies and moths.
Once
you have found your information, please bring it to school to share
with your classmates and the scientists of the University of British
Columbia.
Process
1.
Make
a Butterfly Journal to keep all your information in. Staple five
pieces of blank paper
together. On the cover write "My Butterfly Journal" and
your name.
2. There are many different types of
butterflies.
Click on the link below to discover all the
beautiful butterflies of the
world. Remember to click on a picture to make it
bigger.
Click on the link below and print a
picture of a butterfly. Colour it and
glue in your Butterfly Journal.
3. The butterfly goes through many changes before it becomes a butterfly.
What are the main four stages? Click on the link below and print out the four pictures. Colour them and glue them into your Butterfly Journal.
4. The scientist think that maybe there is not enough food for the butterflies.
What do butterflies eat? How do
they eat?
Click on the link below to find
out about the diet of the Monarch butterfly. Draw a picture
of a butterfly eating in your
Butterfly Journal.
http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/butterfly/
5. In order for the scientist
to determine if the
butterflies are truly missing they have to
determine the differences between moths and butterflies.
Find three differences between moths and
butterflies. With your
grown-up helper, write them in your Butterfly
Journal.
Click on the link below to discover all the
beautiful butterflies of the
world. Remember to click on a picture to make it
bigger.
Click on the link below and print a
picture of a butterfly. Colour it and
glue in your Butterfly Journal.3. The butterfly goes through many changes before it becomes a butterfly.
What are the main four stages? Click on the link below and print out the four pictures. Colour them and glue them into your Butterfly Journal.
4. The scientist think that maybe there is not enough food for the butterflies.
What do butterflies eat? How do
they eat?
Click on the link below to find
out about the diet of the Monarch butterfly. Draw a picture
of a butterfly eating in your
Butterfly Journal.http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/butterfly/
Find three differences between moths and
butterflies. With your
grown-up helper, write them in your Butterfly
Journal. Evaluation
Congratulations! You have helped to
save the butterflies. Please bring your Butterfly Journal to
school so Miss Wolkenbrod can pass on your very valuable research to
the scientists!
To self-evaluate your work, think about the following questions:
Can you describe what
butterflies look like?
What are the four stages of a
butterfly?
How and what do butterflies
eat?
Can you name three differences
between moths and butterflies?
Could
you use the Internet to find the butterfly information?
Did
you complete you butterfly research?
With
your helper try
the butterfly quiz.
To self-evaluate your work, think about the following questions:
Can you describe what
butterflies look like? What are the four stages of a
butterfly? How and what do butterflies
eat?
Can you name three differences
between moths and butterflies?
Could
you use the Internet to find the butterfly information?
Did
you complete you butterfly research?
With
your helper try
the butterfly quiz.
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Conclusion
You did a great job! All of your hard
work and research have helped the scientists to discover the missing
butterflies. Thanks to you we will have a very pretty and
butterfly filled spring and
summer!
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Teacher's
Page This WebQuest was designed for Kindergarten
aged children to compliment their study of butterflies that is occuring
in their classroom. This Webquest follows the BC
Ministry of
Education's IRP goals:
identify
the stages in the life cycle of a plant and of a pet or other animals
(Science)
describe
the appearance and behaviour of a variety of animals (Science)
determine
the requirements of healthy plants and healthy animals
(Science)
collect
information from a variety of sources (Social Studies)
demonstrate an awareness that
information can be obtained from a variety of sources (Language Arts)
demonstrate an interest in
evaluating their own work (Language Arts)
demonstrate an interest in sharing
their work (Language Arts
Other relevant links:
ABC Teach.com - butterfly theme unit
Insect theme unit
Monarch Watch - a website dedicated
to the preservation of the
Monarch butterfly
Butterflies at the Field Museum
A cute butterfly craft
Butterfly snacks
identify
the stages in the life cycle of a plant and of a pet or other animals
(Science)describe
the appearance and behaviour of a variety of animals (Science)determine
the requirements of healthy plants and healthy animals
(Science) collect
information from a variety of sources (Social Studies)demonstrate an awareness that
information can be obtained from a variety of sources (Language Arts)demonstrate an interest in
evaluating their own work (Language Arts)demonstrate an interest in sharing
their work (Language ArtsOther relevant links:
ABC Teach.com - butterfly theme unit Insect theme unit Monarch Watch - a website dedicated
to the preservation of the
Monarch butterfly Butterflies at the Field Museum A cute butterfly craft Butterfly snacksGo To Top
