Introduction to Inquiry Project
Grade Level: 1st grade
Topic: Describe the life cycle of animals
Content Area: First grade science
Michigan GLECS
Science: L.OL.01.21 Describe the life cycle of animals including the following stages: egg, young, adult; egg, larva, pupa, adult.
ELA:R.IT.01.04 respond to individual and multiple texts by finding evidence, discussing, illustrating, and/or writing to reflect, make connections, take a position, and/or show understanding.
Tech: PK-2.TC.6. understand that technology is a tool to help him/her complete a task, and is a source of information, learning and entertainment
Inquiry Project Task
You and your classmates are butterfly farmers raising butterflies in hopes that Meijer Gardens will purchase them for their butterfly exhibit. Your job is to take care of ten caterpillars and raise them into adult butterflies. You will have to use books, magazines, and the Internet to find out what caterpillars eat, and how they need to be cared for throughout their life cycle. Your research will then be used to show that you understand how to take care of caterpillars so they not only survive, but thrive! You will be working in small groups. You will be creating a big book with words, pictures, and charts to use in your presentation to the staff at Meijer Gardens . Your book will explain the life cycle of butterflies and how you took care of them as they grew through each stage of the life cycle. Your job is to convince Meijer Gardens that your butterflies were so well taken care of, and are so special, that they should buy from you instead of a different group of butterfly farmers. If you convince them, your butterflies may be released into their garden for hundreds of people to see!
Topic: Describe the life cycle of animals
Content Area: First grade science
Michigan GLECS
Science: L.OL.01.21 Describe the life cycle of animals including the following stages: egg, young, adult; egg, larva, pupa, adult.
ELA:R.IT.01.04 respond to individual and multiple texts by finding evidence, discussing, illustrating, and/or writing to reflect, make connections, take a position, and/or show understanding.
Tech: PK-2.TC.6. understand that technology is a tool to help him/her complete a task, and is a source of information, learning and entertainment
Inquiry Project Task
You and your classmates are butterfly farmers raising butterflies in hopes that Meijer Gardens will purchase them for their butterfly exhibit. Your job is to take care of ten caterpillars and raise them into adult butterflies. You will have to use books, magazines, and the Internet to find out what caterpillars eat, and how they need to be cared for throughout their life cycle. Your research will then be used to show that you understand how to take care of caterpillars so they not only survive, but thrive! You will be working in small groups. You will be creating a big book with words, pictures, and charts to use in your presentation to the staff at Meijer Gardens . Your book will explain the life cycle of butterflies and how you took care of them as they grew through each stage of the life cycle. Your job is to convince Meijer Gardens that your butterflies were so well taken care of, and are so special, that they should buy from you instead of a different group of butterfly farmers. If you convince them, your butterflies may be released into their garden for hundreds of people to see!