Lesson
Plan: Science
Grade Level: 2 Subject: Science Lesson Length: 2 days
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Overview:
Students will be able to name and describe the different
stages in the life cycles of a Butterfly. Students will be able to observe
the behavior of the butterfly as it goes through the life cycle.
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Standards:
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LAFS.2.W.1.2 – Write narratives in
which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events,
include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feeling, use temporal
words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. Cognitive Complexity: Level 3:
Strategic thinking & complex reasoning. (Signal of event order)
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SC.2.L.16.2 – Observe and describe
major stages in the life cycles of plants and animals, including beans and
butterflies. Content Complexity:
Level 2: Basic application of skills & concepts.
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Learning
Objective: Identify and describe the cycle of a butterfly. Students
will observe the behavior of the butterfly during the cycles.
Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge on
the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Materials/Resources
Needed:
The Very Hungary Caterpillar, by Eric Carle - Book
The Very Hungary Caterpillar video
Internet access,
overhead projector, whiteboard.
Crayons, digital print out of butterflies. (www.superteacherworksheets.com)
Choose Butterfly Lifecycle Picture and print out.
Notebook paper for writing a short story on how the
caterpillar changes its appearance. This writing should be in event order.
What happen 1st,2nd 3rd and so on.
Digital print diagram of the life cycle of the butterfly –
for students to label.
(www.zoomschool.com) go to science and biology and
select butterflies. Then go to butterfly Life Cycle label me printout and
print out.
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Introduction:
Introduce the lesson, “Today
class we are going to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. But first, I
want to read a very funny story about a very hungry caterpillar. The name of
the book is The Very Hungary Caterpillar and the authors name is Eric
Carle”. Ask the class “What do you know about the caterpillar”? (class
discussion) Read the book, out loud to the class. After reading the book,
have a discussion by asking students “What do you know about butterflies?
After a few minutes of discussion start the video.
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Lesson
Activities:
1st
day –
(5 minutes) Watch YouTube
video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1S8WzwLPlM (this video will give students a deeper
understanding of the life cycle of a butterfly).
(20 minutes) After watching the video, have
a discussion about the video. Start the video again but this time stop the
video at egg (have a discussion)
stop at larva (have a discussion) stop at pupa (have a discussion) stop at chrysalis (have a discussion)
stop at cocoon (have a
discussion) stop at metamorphosis
(have a discussion) tell the students to write down these key words when the
teacher stops the video.
(20 minutes) Have students
write a short story about the life cycle of the butterfly using the key
words. (egg, larva, pupa, chrysalis, cocoon, metamorphosis). Remind students
to write in the order of events.
(5 minutes) Have students discuss the life cycle of a
butterfly
(10 minutes) Fill in a
diagram of the life cycle of the butterfly.
(20 minutes) Have students
act out the life cycle of a butterfly (in-depth learning).
(10 minutes) Have students
color printed out digital butterflies. Papers are to be put up in the
classroom.
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Strategies
– ESE/ESOL: Students with visual impairments will be seated in the
front and will also receive the diagrams, notes and other handouts with
larger text/diagrams. Students with hearing impairments will be shown videos
with captions and given visual aids.
ESOL students will be sat around other students who are
bilingual or with similar English proficiency. They will also be provided
handouts in both their first language and English.
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Strategies
– Integrating Technology: Technology will be integrated in
multiple occasions through a visual presentation off of the website YouTube.
Two digital work sheets, printed out for students who are Read-Write
learners.
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Evaluation/Critique
of Educational Software/Web-based Resource:
Chose to lead off with video introduction so student can
see the butterfly cycle in action and understand it and then to read the book
as another reinforcement of the cycle.
Then hands on with drawing the butterfly cycle and labeling it on
diagram for complete understanding.
This is to cover all aspects of different learners: Auditory, Visual,
and Hands On.
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Summary:
Students will know the difference of the life cycle of a
butterfly and be able to compare it to another insect or animal that they are
familiar with such as a dog, frog, cat, bird, etc.
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Assessment
– Type: Formative assessments – For example, when students
act out the life cycle, and when they label the lifecycle; this will be used
to see if the students are able to continue or do they need a reteach.
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Educational
Theorist: Howard Gardner –
Multiple intelligences – This is touching on all modalities of
learning such as; art, movement, speaking and writing.
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