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Life cycle of a butterfly (Dr. Binocs)

From The Dr. Binocs Show · 2019

Life cycle of a butterfly (Dr. Binocs)
4 min2nd3rd4thScience
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Summary

Dr. Binocs follows a butterfly from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. A clear support for a life-cycles lesson.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Dr.

  1. What are the four stages of a butterfly's life?
  2. What happens inside the chrysalis?
  3. How is a caterpillar different from the adult butterfly?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, metamorphosis.

Try it: Draw the four life-cycle stages in a circle and label each one.