Introduction
Have you ever wondered about different living things and their phases of life? Did you know that although they may look different the phases of their life cycles follow a predictable pattern? During this exciting quest it wil be you job to investigate these phases!
Task
You will use internet resources to gather information and make a strip drawing!
While you are completing your task you will need.
Pencil
Paper
Process
1.) What does a Ladybug eat?
2.) Where can you find a Ladybug?
3.) One fun thing that you learned from you Ladybug investigation!
Let's Discover the Ladybug!!
1.) How Many Stages are in the life cycle?
2.) What are the names of each stage?
3.) When did you notice the Ladybug looking like a Ladybug!
Let's Make a sketch strip of your Ladybug!
Start with the first stage and end with the last stage. Make sure your drawings are clear and label each stage! You May draw one fun thing you learned on the back!
Evaluation
Ladybug Lifecycle
Student Name ___________________________________
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Drawings
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Drawings are neat in visual appearance and relevant to the work and labeled correctly
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Drawings are fairly neat in appearance and relevant to the work and labeled correctly.
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Drawings are not neat in visual and fairly relevant to the work. They are mislabeled. |
Drawings are sloppily done and lack relevance to the work, there are no labels.
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Research
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All stages of the Ladybug are complete
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Stages of the Ladybug are complete but information is missing
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There are some stages of the Ladybug but most information is missing. |
Stages of the Ladybug are not complete |
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Reading |
Participated fully in Online reading and
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Participated in online reading. |
Did not actively participate online reading, |
Did not participate in online reading.
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Conclusion
Congratulations!
You have completed your research on the Ladybug! Did you have fun investigating the stages of the Ladybug? Lets share your sketch strip work with your class!
Credits
- Ladybug | San Diego Zoo - Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/insects/ladybug
The Life of a Ladybug | Kids Growing Strong. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://kidsgrowingstrong.org/ladybug_life
Teacher Page
Each living thing is different from others, the phases of its life cycle are predictable.
Before the students begin their investigations make sure to model and ask and answer questions regarding the research.
Students will be able to do the following:
- Actively participate
- Acquire knowledge and skills necessary to gather, analyze, and apply ideas utilizing technological tools
- Communicate in the classroom.
- Creatively display learned information.