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Love
Those Lepidopterans!
A
WebQuest
for
Second Grade
about
Butterflies
and Moths
Designed
by
Jill
Bracksieck
jbracksieck@milforded.org
Introduction | Task
| Process | Evaluation
| Conclusion | Credits
Introduction
It's
a warm, sunny spring day, and you are sitting in your school's garden,
enjoying the beautiful flowers. You see some children walking by. Suddenly,
you notice them pointing with excitement at a butterfly. "What kind is
it?" they ask you.
On
this quest you will become an expert lepidopterist--a scientist who studies
butterflies and moths (also known as lepidopterans).
The Task
You
will complete the following tasks:
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learn
to tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth
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choose
a butterfly or moth to research
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create
and share a report on your butterfly or moth to present to the class
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Use
your new knowledge to identify butterflies and moths
The Process
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PART 1: What's the Difference
Between a Butterfly and Moth?
With a partner,
read about butterflies and moths by clicking here:
Butterfly
or Moth?
You can also
use Eyewitness Explorers: Butterflies and Moths by
John Feltwell
to help you.
Print out a
Venn
diagram and complete to show the differences and
similarities
between a moth and a butterfly.
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PART 4: Write Your Report
Use your information
to write a short report on your lepidopteran. Be
sure to include:
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habitat and range
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wingspan
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caterpillar (larval)
food
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adult food
You may want
to include special features or interesting facts.
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PART 5: Create a Poster
1. Create
a poster of your butterfly or moth on white tag board.
Use your information sheets to draw a realistic picture.
Pay attention to the shape and the colors of your insect.
2. Cut out
around the border of the insect.
3. Don't label
your lepidopteran!
Later your classmates will have to determine
whether it is a butterfly or moth.
4. Paste your
research report on the back of your butterfly.
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PART 6: Share Your Work
1. Hold up
your poster. You will call on 3 students.
2. They will
ask you questions to try to figure out whether your insect
is a butterfly or a moth.
(No one can ask directly, "Is it a butterfly or moth?")
3. After 3
questions, students will decide what your insect is by
holding up a butterfly card or a moth card (you will get these from
your teacher).
4. Now you
get to reveal the identity of your insect! Tell the class
whether your insect is a butterfly or moth.
5. Share your
report with the class.
Explain why you chose your lepidopteran!
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Evaluation
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Beginning
1 |
Developing
2 |
Outstanding
3 |
Score |
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Venn Diagram
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You included
1 piece of information in each section.
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You included
2 pieces of information in each section.
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You included
3 pieces of information in each section.
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Poster
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You completed
a poster.
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You completed
an accurate poster.
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You completed
an accurate poster with lots of details.
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Report
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Your report
includes some facts about insect.
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Your report
makes sense and includes all required facts about insect.
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Your report
makes sense, is neat and includes extra facts about insect.
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Conclusion
Congratulations!!!
You are now an
expert lepidopterist! You have learned about 6 different kinds of lepidopterans
(butterflies and moths). You have learned how to tell the difference between
a moth and a butterfly. Way to go--hope you had fun!
If you'd like to
learn more about butterflies, check out these cool sites!
AllAboutButterflies.com
BillyBear's
Butterfly Page
Children's
Butterfly Site
CFF
Kids Butterflies
Credits & References
Websites:
AllAboutButterflies.com
National
Audobon Society Field Guides
Jumping
Beans
Books:
Feltwell, John. Eyewitness
Explorers: Butterflies and Moths
Hamilton, Kersten. The Butterfly
Book
Template and Training provided
by:
The
WebQuest Page
Debbie Hourigan, Beth Maroney,
Janet Scire and Janet Wislocki
A special
thank you to
Ruth Mohr
for her inspiration,
guidance,
and love of butterflies!
Introduction | Task
| Process | Evaluation
| Conclusion | Credits
Last updated
on June 28, 2001. Based on
a template from The
WebQuest Page
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