Thursday, April 11, 2013

BUTTERFLIES!

TODAY WAS BUTTERFLY DAY!  
WE LEARNED THAT BUTTERFLY'S HAVE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE...FIRST THE EGG, THEN THE CATERPILLAR, THEN THE PUPA , AND FINALLY THE BUTTERFLY.  WE KNOW THAT INSIDE THE CHRYSALIS THE CREATURE COMPLETELY CHANGES SHAPE FROM A CATERPILLAR WITH  16 LEGS TO A BUTTERFLY WITH 3 BODY PARTS, 6 LEGS AND WINGS!
 WE DECIDED TO MAKE OUR OWN CHRYSALIS!
WRAPPING OUR CATERPILLAR UP INTO A CHRYSALIS
ALMOST READY TO COME OUT!
THE CHRYSALIS HAS SPLIT OPEN!



THEN WE PRETENDED WE WERE BUTTERFLIES AND USED OUR PROBOSCIS TO DRINK NECTAR FROM A FLOWER!
IT WAS FUN DRINKING NECTAR FROM A FLOWER JUST LIKE A BUTTERFLY!

THEN, WE MADE OUR OWN BUTTERFLY AND MEASURED HOW WIDE THE WINGSPAN WAS.  AFTER MEASURING WITH CUBES WE COMPLETED THE SENTENCE ON OUR BUTTERFLY!



LEARNING ABOUT INSECTS HAS BEEN SO INTERESTING!!!

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