Second Grade
Life Cycles Changes Unit on Butterflies
Unit 4 of the Scott Foresman Reading Street series focuses on the theme of “Our Changing World.”
By adding, this live animal unit, where students can observe the changes of the butterfly, they can
apply new vocabulary and the concept of change using as the scientific skills of observation,
predicting, compare and contrast, and asking questions. Students are expected to keep a journal of
entries of their observations of the life cycle of the butterfly and to document their learning.
Essential Question: How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
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Record their observations of the life cycle of a butterfly in a science journal.
Observe and describe the stages of the butterfly using color, shape, and size (including
estimating measurement).
Make predictions about what will happen at various stages of the life cycle.
Name all six parts of an adult butterfly.
Draw and label the parts of an insect.
Name, sequence, draw and label the four stages of the life cycle of the butterfly.
Use appropriate science vocabulary orally and in their writing to describe the stages of the
butterfly and the parts of a butterfly.
Create a glossary for their science journal of at least eight key terms.
Self assess their journal using a checklist to choose entries that show their learning.
Date all journal entries and add page numbers.
Write the main idea of a journal entry using the sentence prompt, i.e. “This entry is about…”
Create a table of contents for their science journal.
Key Vocabulary of the Unit:
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Metamorphosis
Adult
Larva Stage
Caterpillar
Chrysalis
Pupa Stage
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
Antennae
Stage
Proboscis
Meconium
Academic Vocabulary
 Observe
 Question
 Predict
 Describe
 Explain
 Label
 Record
Science Journal (Possible Sequence of Activities)
Day One (One Journal Entry)
Introduce students to the fact they will be watching butterflies grow. Introduce students to their science
notebooks. Explain that we will write in our journals our observation and new learning in the journal. Establish
criteria for journal entries. Create an anchor chart of your expectations including the following:
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Journal entries should all be dated.
Entries should have a heading and page number.
Entries include drawings with labels.
Write to describe what you observe.
Writing should be neat. Something you should be proud of.
Explain to the students that you have caterpillars to show them. Explain these came out of an egg. Show
pictures of butterfly eggs.
Discuss whether looks like the butterfly that they know. Explain to students that first the butterfly is an egg then
it goes on to its second stage of step, a larva or caterpillar. Have students draw a picture of the larva in their
science journal. Have students again describe its color, size and shape. Students should notice
Day Two (One Journal Entry)
Have students write down everything they think they know about butterflies. Have students complete the stem,
“I think butterflies are…” or “I know butterflies…”
Day Three (One Journal Entry)
Have students record their questions about butterflies. Discuss with students how they might find the answers
to their questions.
Four to Ten Days-Larvae Stage Continued (Two Journal Entry)
At least two journal entries at this stage to include any of the following:
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Have students continue to observe the caterpillar. Students should use specific descriptive words to
describe its size, shape, and color. How has their appearance changed over the past several days?
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Have students describe the behavior of the caterpillar. What are they doing?
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Draw a picture of the larva identify the head, abdomen, and thorax.
Seven to Ten Days-Pupa Stage (One Journal Entry)
At a normal room temperature of 72 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit, the caterpillars should take approximately 7 to
10 days to make the fascinating change into chrysalides. The caterpillars will climb to the top of the cup and
hang down “head first.” It is crucial that they not be disturbed at this point as this is their most vulnerable stage.
Although this seems to be a time of resting in the butterfly's development, it is really a time of rapid change.
Within the chrysalis, the old body parts of the caterpillar are undergoing a remarkable transformation to the
beautiful parts that will make up the butterfly.
Have students write at least one journal entry about the transformation from a caterpillar to a chrysalis. They
should record using pictures and labels in the picture. Students should record in writing what they have
observed using sequence words, i.e. first, second, next, and finally. Students should use at least two of the
scientific vocabulary words of chrysalis, larva, metamorphosis, and caterpillar.
Birth of the Butterfly (One Journal Entry)
Approximately seven to ten days after the chrysalides form, your butterflies will begin to emerge as adults. The
darker the chrysalid, the closer it is to emergence. Keep your eyes on them now as you may get to witness the
birth of a butterfly! As a butterfly emerges, it will rest in a vertical position while pumping its wings to full size.
The butterflies do this by forcing blood under pressure into the veins of the wings. One to two hours after
emergence, the wings will be full-sized and hardened, and the butterfly will be ready to fly.
Don't be alarmed if you see a red liquid which looks like blood coming from the tail end of the butterfly. This is
called meconium. It’s the left-over color and unneeded tissues from the butterfly’s wing and body formation.
Have students write a journal entry about the birth of the butterfly. They should record using pictures and labels
in the picture. Students should use at least two of the scientific vocabulary of chrysalis, metamorphosis, adult
butterfly, and meconium in their description of their observation.
Adult Stage (One Week-Butterflies are recommended to be released after a few days) (One Journal
Entry)
Have students observe the behavior of the butterflies in the Butterfly Garden. Have students write what they
see the butterflies doing.
Feeding the Adult Butterfly (One Journal Entry)
Feeding your butterflies is fun. Mix three teaspoons of sugar into a cup of water and stir. Decorate the floor of
your Butterfly Garden with a bouquet of fresh flowers (such as carnations or mums). Use the included Dropper
to squirt the sugar water mixture directly onto the flowers with the eyedropper.
An alternative is to wad up facial tissue into 2 inch balls and soak them with the sugar water. Set the balls on a
paper plate on the floor inside the habitat. Butterflies also like to drink from slices of freshly-cut oranges.
Have students observe the butterflies eating. You will see them unfurl their proboscis, drink the sugar water or
orange juice, then roll the proboscis back up. Sprinkle the sugar water mixture on the flowers or tissue balls
every day and remember to keep the sugar water refrigerated between feedings. Have students write a journal
entry that will include a picture outlining their observation. Student should label the proboscis. Students
describe what they have observed about how butterflies eat.
Parts of the Butterfly (One Journal Entry)
Have students observe the butterfly and discuss the different parts that they see. Students should be able to
identify that they have six legs, antennae, head, thorax, four sets of wing (two in the front and two in the back),
and abdomen. Have students draw the butterfly and label at least four of the parts in their science journal.
Some students may be able to label all parts.
Summary Journal Entries (One Journal Entry)
Ask students to draw a life cycle wheel of the four stage of the buuterfly, i.e. egg, lavae, pupa, and adult.
Students should write about what happened first, second, third, and last to show the sequence of the life cycle.
Release of the Butterflies (One Journal Entry)
Take the Butterfly Garden outdoors and let your butterflies go. Have students describe the process for
releasing the ladybugs through drawing in addition to describing what happened as the ladybugs were
released.
On subsequent days, have students go out and see if they can still find their butterflies.
Glossary (One Journal Entry)
In their back of their notebooks or using the glossary template, students should identify at least eight
vocabulary words to draw a picture of and then explain their meaning. You may have to students choose the
words or assign specific words.
Other Possible Writings:
As part of the expository/informational writing unit, students might create an all about book about butterflies, all
about book about the life cycle of the butterfly, and/or how to care for your Butterfly Garden.
Background Information for Teachers
The Painted Lady may be the most widespread butterfly in the world. It also known as the thistle butterfly and
the cosmopolitan (because it is so widespread, occurring in North and South America, Europe, Asia and
Africa). This flying insect lives in temperate and some tropical areas.
Egg: The Painted Lady begins its life cycle as an egg that is the size of a pin head. Eggs are pale green with
12 to 14 longitudinal ridges; they are laid on thistle, mallow, or hollyhock leaves. The incubation period is 3 to 5
days.
Caterpillar (larva): The caterpillar eats continually for 5 to 10 days before it pupates. The yellow-green striped,
purple to black caterpillar has long spines on each segment. The caterpillar is up to 1.25 inches (3 cm) long. It
builds a silky, webbed nest as it feeds, usually eating thistle, mallow, malva, hollyhock, sunflower, or canola.
As the larva grows, it sheds its skin (this is called molting). The time between sheddings is called an instar;
each instar has slightly different coloring.
Chrysalis (pupa): When the caterpillar has grown to the right size, it pupates. It hangs upside-down from a
leaf or branch, and attaches itself with a single silken string. An adult forms from the caterpillar, whose internal
structure changes completely. The chrysalis becomes almost transparent when the butterfly is about to
emerge. An adult will emerge about 7 to 10 days after the chrysalis has formed.
Adult: When an adult emerges from the split chrysalis, it hangs upside down and pumps blood into its four
wings, inflating them.Then it waits for its delicate wings to dry. It can fly a few hours after emerging.
The adult Painted Lady is mostly black, brown, and orange with some white spots; the underside is gray with
white and red markings. The adult has a 2 - 2 7/8 inch (5.1 - 7.3 cm) wingspan. Adults sip sweet thistle and
clover nectar. Adults can mate in about a week after emerging; adults only live about 2 weeks.
Migration: Adults from colder parts of North America overwinter in Mexico; adults from northern Europe
migrate to North Africa and southern Europe.
Classification: Order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies),
Genus Vanessa, Species cardui.
Parts of a Butterfly: Butterflies and moths have a head, four
wings, thorax, abdomen, proboscis (for drinking liquids... used
like we use a straw) two antennae, and six legs.
Other Resources
Websites
Background Information for the Teachers
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http://www.fieldmuseum.org/butterfly/basics.htm
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http://www.butterflywebsite.com/
Teacher Lesson Plans and Ideas
 http://www.klru.org/butterflies/butterfly_lesson.htm
 http://www.teachingheart.net/veryhungrycaterpillar.html
For Kids
 http://home.comcast.net/~sharov/3d/3dinsect.html
 http://www.amentsoc.org/bug-club/
Bibliography of Books
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
A Butterfly Is Born by Melvin Berger
Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons
The Butterfly Alphabet Book by Jerry Palotta
From Caterpillar to Butterfly ~ Let's Read and Find Books by Deborah Heiligman
Poetry
The Life of a Butterfly
(Tune: Skip to My Lou)
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,
I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,
What'll I be my darlin'?
A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
A chrysalis, now sleep like me,
What'll I be my darlin'?
A butterfly, come fly with me,
A butterfly, come fly with me,
A butterfly, come fly with me,
What'll I be my darlin'?
Now all together, let's do all three!
A caterpillar, a chrysalis, a butterfly, three!
Move your body like this with me,
The life of a butterfly, darlin'!
The Fuzzy Caterpillar
(Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The fuzzy caterpillar
Curled up on a leaf,
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping
She dreamed that she could fly,
And later when she woke up
She was a butterfly!
The Caterpillar
Fuzzy little caterpillar
Crawling, crawling, on the ground.
Fuzzy little caterpillar
Nowhere, nowhere to be found.
Though we've looked and looked
And hunted everywhere around!
When the little caterpillar
Found his furry coat too tight,
Then a snug cocoon he made him
Spun of silk so soft and light.
Rolled himself away within it -Slept there day and night.
Caterpillar
by Mary Dawson
(Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider)
Creepy crawly caterpillar
Looping up and down,
Furry tufts of hair along
Your back of golden brown.
You will soon be wrapped in silk,
Asleep for many a day;
And then, a handsome butterfly,
You'll stretch and fly away.
The Caterpillar
by Christina Georgina Rosetti
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry;
Take your walk
To the shady leaf or stalk.
May no toad spy you,
May the little birds pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
The Butterfly Song
(Tune: Up on the Housetop)
First comes a butterfly and lays an egg.
Out comes a caterpillar with many legs.
Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little chrysalis to sleep in.
Oh, oh ,oh wait and see!
Oh, oh, oh wait and see!
Out of the chrysalis, my oh my,
Out comes a beautiful butterfly!
The Cocoon
I found a cocoon
That a caterpillar made,
Fastened to a leaf
Hanging in the shade.
He barely had room
To wiggle or wag,
Like me zipped up
In my sleeping bag.
I looked each time
That I passed his way,
But he never budged
Until just today.
Something happened!
He wagged and wiggled
And then climbed out
And carefullly jiggled
Small wet wings
That grew as they dried.
He'd turned to a butterfly
Inside!
Birth of a Butterfly
(can be sung to the tune of Hush Little Baby, Don't Say a Word)
A mama butterfly lays all her eggs,
Out pops a caterpillar, crawling on its legs.
The caterpillar first is rather thin,
But then it eats till it bursts through its skin.
After growing nice and big,
The caterpillar climbs on a leaf or twig.
It makes a shell where it hangs insiede.
The shell then cracks, and teh parts divide.
Inside the shell, a change was going on,
The form of the caterpillar now is gone.
When the shell opens, what comes out?
A beautiful butterfly fluttering about!
Meish Goldish
Butterfly Cycle
(to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Hatch, hatch little egg,
I'm so very small.
Teeny tiny caterpillar,
You can't see me at all.
Crawl, caterpillar, crawl,
Munching on a leaf.
Crawling, munching, crawling, munching,
Eat and eat and eat.
Form, form chrysalis,
I'm a different shape;
Hanging by a silken thread
Until I can escape.
Rest, rest, chrysalis
While I change inside;
Now at last my time has come
To be a butterfly.
Stretch, stretch, pretty wings,
It's a special day;
Soon they will be strong enough
For me to fly away.
Fly, fly, butterfly,
Fly from flower to tree;
Find a place to lay my eggs
So they can grow like me.
© 2003 Suzy Gazlay
Used By Permission
Caterpillar Song
I started as a tiny egg
Upon a leaf of green
And now I stay upon the leaf
So I will not be seen
Soon I'll build a chrysalis
Upon a limb up high
I'll stay a while and then come out
And be a butterfly
The Butterfly song
(to the tune of "Up on the Housetop")
First comes a butterfly and lays an egg,
Out comes a caterpillar with many legs,
Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little chrysalis to sleep in.
Oh, oh ,oh wait and see
oh oh oh wait and see
Out of the chrysalis,my oh my
out comes a pretty butterfly.
Caterpillar
Creepy crawly caterpillar
Looping up and down,
Furry tufts of hair along
Your back of golden brown.
You will soon be wrapped in silk,
Asleep for many a day;
And then, a handsome butterfly,
You'll stretch and fly away.
Mary Dawson
The Caterpillar
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry;
Take your walk
To the shady leaf or stalk.
May no toad spy you,
May the little birds pass by you;
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
Christina Georgina Rosetti
Only My Opinion
Is a caterpillar ticklish?
Well, it's my belief
That he giggles
As he wiggles
Across a hairy leaf!
Monica Shannon
Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar
in the garden creeps.
He spins himself a blanket
and soon falls fast asleep.
Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar
wakes up by and by
To find he has wings of beauty,
changed to a butterfly.
The Fuzzy Caterpillar
(to the tune of "The Eensy Weensy Spider")
The fuzzy caterpillar
Curled upon a leaf,
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell asleep.
While she was sleeping,
She dreamed that she could fly,
And later when she woke up
She was a butterfly!
Caterpillar
Caterpillar
White, black and yellow
Caterpillar
You're such a pretty fellow
Caterpillar
Fuzzy, wuzzy, creepy crawly
Caterpillar funny
You will be a butterfly
When the days are sunny.
Wiggling, flinging, dancing, springing
Butterfly so yellow,
You were once a caterpillar,
Wriggly, wiggly, fellow.
Lillian Vabada
Caterpillar, Caterpillar
(to the tune of "Motor Boat, Motor Boat")
Caterpillar, caterpillar, long and slow.
Caterpillar, caterpillar eat and grow.
Caterpillar, caterpillar close your eyes.
Caterpillar, caterpillar change your size.
Caterpillar, caterpillar where'd you go?
Funny Little Caterpillar
Funny little caterpillar
crawling on the ground.
Funny little caterpillar
nowhere to be found.
Though we've looked and looked
and hunted everywhere around!
Caterpillar
Caterpillar
Our garden's furry little train,
Sir Caterpillar, please explain.
I've been told that by and by
you'll turn into a butterfly.
Instead of moving like a train
You'll fly and flutter like a plane!
I've wished for wings, but I don't know
Just how a kid gets wings to grow.
If you could show me how to do it,
I bet there would be nothing to it!
Flitter, flitter, butterfly,
Flitter, flitter, butterfly,
Flitter, flitter, butterfly,
Flitter, and fly up in the sky,
Oh my, butterfly,
Oh my, butterfly,
Oh my, butterfly,
Do you always fly so high?
Fly Fly Butterfly
(to the tune of "Skip To My Lou")
Fly fly butterfly,
Fly fly butterfly,
Fly fly butterfly,
Fly up in the sky so high.
CATERPILLARS!
What do caterpillars do?
Nothing much but chew and chew.
What do caterpillars know?
Nothing much but how to grow.
They just eat what by and by
will make them be a butterfly,
But that is more than I can do
however much I chew and chew.
Aileen Fisher
Butterfly, Butterfly
(to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Butterfly, Butterfly,
Fly Away,
You were a caterpillar yesterday
Butterfly, Butterfly
You never stay,
Always flying to a new day.
Mr. Butterfly
Butterflly, butterfly, where do you fly?
Where do you go alone?
Is it for flowers and honey you spy?
Have you a home of your own?
What is your name?
Do you live in the wood?
And what do you come to see?
Dear Mr. Butterfly, won't you tell
Your secrets to someone like me?
Good Morning Butterfly
Way up in the sky
The butterflies fly.
While down in their nests
The butterflies rest.
With a wing to the left
And a wing to the right
The sweet little butterflies
Sleep all through the night.
SH-h-h-h they're sleeping.
The bright sun comes up.
The dew falls away.
Good morning, good morning
The butterflies say.
The Fuzzy Caterpillar
Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider
The fuzzy caterpillar
Curled up on a leaf,
Spun her little chrysalis
And then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping
She dreamed that she could fly,
And later when she woke up
She was a butterfly!
I'm a Butterfly...
Tune: Pop Goes The Weasel
I spin and spin my chrysalis,
Then I go rest inside.
When I come out,
've changed indeed...
Look! I'm a butterfly!
BUTTERFLY SONG
Pretty Butterfly...
(Up on the House Top(Christmas Song)
First comes a butterfly and lays an egg,
Out comes the caterpillar with many legs.
Oh, see the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little cocoon (chrysalis) to sleep in.
Oh, oh, oh, look and see
Oh, oh, oh, look and see
Out of the cocoon (chrysalis) my, oh, my
Out comes a pretty butterfly.
Caterpillar Song
(To the tune of the Addams Family theme song)
My tummy is fat (snap! snap!)
I like it like that (snap! snap!)
I wiggle around,
I jiggle around,
It's fun being fat. (snap! snap!)
Oh, I'm a fat caterpillar,
Such a fuzzy feller.
I like to eat and eat,
This leaf is such a treat.
(repeat from beginning)
VOCABULARY
Source: http://www.klru.org/butterflies Vocabulary
abdomen - (AB-duh-men): the rear part of an insect's body. Ten prolegs support this part of the
caterpillar. No legs support this part of the butterfly.
antenna - (an-TEN-uh), plural, antennae (an-TE-nee): the feelers on the head of an insect.
Antennae are used for feeling, smelling, and tasting.
caterpillar - (CAT-er-pill-er): the second stage in life of a butterfly just after it hatches from the
egg.
chrysalis - (KRISS-uh-lis); plural, chrysalides (KRISS-uh-lids): another name for pupa, the
second stage of a butterfly's four part life.
cremaster - (KREE-mas-ter): the black stem with many tiny hooks on its tip that attaches the
chrysalis to the silk button spun by the caterpillar.
exoskeleton - (ex-o-SKEL-ah-ton): the outer "skeleton" of an insect (insects do not have bones)
made of the cuticle.
frass - the solid waste or excrement of caterpillars and butterflies and called caterpillar poop by
most students.
hibernation - (hi-ber-NAY-shun): when an animal sleeps through the winter.
insect - (IN-sekt): an animal with a hard outer skin. And insect's body has 3 parts: a head, a
thorax, and an abdomen. Insects have 6 legs, 2 antennae and usually, wings.
instar - (IN-star) a period between larval molts. There are five of these periods in the growth of
some larva.
larva - (LAR-vuh). plural, larvae (LAR-vee): the second stage, after the egg, in metamorphosis.
Also known as caterpillar.
Lepidoptera - (lep-uh-DOP-ter-uh): the order of insects that is made up of butterflies and
moths,
mandibles - (MAN-da-bulz): strong "jaws" on the larval head.
mating - the joining of a male (father) and a female (mother) to make babies.
maxillary palp - (MAX-a-lary palps): small sensory organs on either side of the mouth of a
caterpillar that help direct food.
metamorphosis - (met-ah-MOR-fa-sis): A complete change from one form to another. Through
metamorphosis a butterfly is transformed from an egg, to a larva (caterpillar), to a pupa
(chrysalis), to a adult (butterfly).
migration - when an animal travels a long way, at certain times of the year, to find a better
place to live.
molting - the shedding of an animal's old layer of skin, scales, fur or feathers.
nectar - sweet, sugary syrup made by flowers to attract insects.
ocellus - (o-SEL-us), plural, ocelli: simple eyes of some insects. Some larvae have 12 ocelli.
pupa - the stage in the life of a butterfly or moth between the caterpillar and the adult insect.
parasites - organisms that live in or on a host's body and depend on the host for nutrients and
resources necessary to complete their life cycle.
proboscis - (pro-BOSS-is): the long, coiled sucking tube the butterfly uses for eating its liquid
diet of nectar.
prolegs - (PRO-legs): stubby, fleshy legs supporting the abdomen of a caterpillar. Most
caterpillars have 10 prolegs, also called false legs. The six "true" legs are part of the
thorax.
pupa - (PUE-pa) plural, pupae (PUE-pee): The third stage in the life of a butterfly between
the caterpillar and the adult insect. Also called the chrysalis.
scales - overlapping pieces of material that insulate butterflies' bodies and wings, improve their
aerodynamics, and give them color and markings. Many people think the scales look like
fine dust on butterfly wings.
spinneret - (SPIN-ah-ret): the organ on the bottom of the larva head from which silk is spun.
This is the only silk-producing organ in the larvae.
thorax - (THO-rax): the middle part of an insect's body. The wings, if present, and legs are
attached to this segment.
tracheae - (TRAY-kee-uh) plural (TRAY-kee). long tubes that deliver air through the body of an
insect. In caterpillars these are attached to the spiracles and are pulled out of the body
during molting.
true legs - joined appendages located on the thoracic segment of a larva. Contract with prolegs.
warning coloration - bright colors that advertise poisons or other harmful defenses to potential predators.
Title
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Science Journal
OBSERVATIONS ORGANIZER
Writing Frame
Think of properties you
can see such as size,
shape, color, lines,
texture, pattern,
behavior…
I observed…
Think of the other senses
of smell, sound, touch,
and perhaps taste!
I noticed…
Connect it with
something that you
already know.
It reminds me of…
Add more detail as
needed.
This is so because…
Be curious and ask
questions you could
investigate.
I am curious about…
It surprised me that…
OR
I wonder what would happen
if…
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Writing Frame
Start with how things
are the same or
similar.
The _____ and the ______ are
the same because they both
___________.
Add more details as
needed.
In addition, they both
________________.
Explain how they are
different. You can
compare the same
property or
characteristic in the
same sentence. Use
“and”, “but”, or
“whereas” to set up
the contrast.
They are different because the
______, but the ______ does not.
Add more detail as
needed.
Also, the ________, whereas the
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Reflections Sentence
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I used to think….but now I think…
I should have gotten this one right, I just…
I know…but I’m still not sure about…
The most important thing to remember is…
Can you help me with…?
Next time I will remember to…
I’m confused about…
Now I know…
I learned…
I discovered…
I wonder…
I think…
It’s cool how…
Can you believe…?
I was surprised that…
I found out…
I noticed that… Now I wonder…
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“Let’s Be a Scientist” Checklist
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I asked a question
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I made a prediction
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I made an observation
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“I claim that…because…”
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I made a claim
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I thought of an “I Wonder”
Final Assessment for __________
Checklist
Flag a journal entry from your journal that
shows…
Something you learned about____________.
Something that shows you know how to make
observations.
Something that shows you know how to give a good
explanation.
Something that shows improvement.
Something that shows your best work.