Module 27: Life Cycles- Science 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to describe each stage of a frog's life cycle and make observations about a frog's life cycle. They will learn to describe each stage of a grasshopper's life cycle and make observations about a grasshopper's life cycle. Students will describe each stage of a butterfly’s life cycle and make observations about a butterfly’s life cycle.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Tadpoles to Frogs None
2 Grasshopper Life Cycle None
3 Caterpillar to Butterfly None
4 Project: Insect vs. Amphibian Life Cycles  poster board (optional)
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Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Tadpoles to Frogs
  1. Describe each stage of a frog's life cycle.
  2. Make observations about a frog's life cycle.
2 Grasshopper Life Cycle
  1. Describe each stage of a grasshopper's life cycle.
  2. Make observations about a grasshopper's life cycle.
3 Caterpillar to Butterfly
  1. Describe each stage of a butterfly’s life cycle.
  2. Make observations about a butterfly’s life cycle.
4 Project: Insect vs. Amphibian Life Cycles 
  1. Make comparisons between two different life cycles.
  2. Observe and describe the life cycles of an amphibian and an insect.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
life cycle
amphibian
tadpole
transformation
nymph
insect
thorax
molting
caterpillar
chrysalis
larva
pupa
molt

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Tadpoles to Frogs 6 Life Cycle of a Frog Assignment
2 Grasshopper Life Cycle 6 Life Cycle of a Grasshopper Assignment
3 Caterpillar to Butterfly 6 Life Cycle of a Butterfly Assignment
4 Project: Insect vs. Amphibian Life Cycles  2 Insect vs. Amphibian Life Cycles Project

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Tadpoles to Frogs After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the life cycle of a frog.
2 Grasshopper Life Cycle After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the life cycle of a grasshopper.
3 Caterpillar to Butterfly After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the life cycle of a butterfly.
4 Project: Insect vs. Amphibian Life Cycles  After your student reviews the directions for this project, ask them to explain the requirements of the project and the rubric before they begin. When they are finished have them review the requirements and rubric again, to make sure their project meets all of the requirements.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Tadpoles to Frogs
  1. What is the life cycle of a frog?
Grasshopper Life Cycle
  1. What is the life cycle of a grasshopper?
Caterpillar to Butterfly
  1. What is the life cycle of a butterfly?
Project: Insect vs. Amphibian Life Cycles 
  1. What do life cycles look like for salamanders and ladybugs?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 The Life Cycle of a Frog Bobbie Kalman
2 My Life as a Monarch Butterfly John Sazaklis

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing