That's So Interesting!: Why Do Caterpillars Turn Into Butterflies?
From Elinor Wonders Why · 2021
3 minPre-KK1stScience
Summary
A three-minute wonder: the caterpillar-to-butterfly change, straight and simple. Kids walk through the life cycle — egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly — and why the big transformation happens at all.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
One animal, four very different stages.
- What are the stages of the butterfly life cycle, in order?
- What happens inside the chrysalis?
- Why does the butterfly need wings when the caterpillar didn't?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly, life cycle.
Try it: Draw the four life-cycle stages in a circle with arrows showing the order.