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Investigate life cycles

During its life the butterfly goes through many stages. Do you know what they are and how important each one is?

Re-read the learnnewsdesk story and discuss butterflies and their life cycle in class. Have you ever watched a butterfly emerge from a chrysalis? Can you imagine what happens?

Using books and the internet see if you can research the life cycle of the butterfly. Then in groups focus on one aspect of the life cycle so that every group in the class is looking at a different part of the life cycle.

Then make a Powerpoint presentation to show to the rest of your class about your part of the life cycle. Eventually, you will be able to do a class Powerpoint show about the life cycle of a butterfly.

Finally, compare the life cycle of the butterfly with another animal - think about ways in which they might be similar and ways in which they differ.

Take a look at the Butterfly Conservation site in Find out more to learn a bit more about butterflies in the UK. What do you think of the news story? Let us know at Have your say or send longer reports or podcasts to Be a reporter.

What do you know about the life cycle of a butterfly?

Picture: PA

Find out more

Butterfly Conservation - the charity set up to save moths, butterflies and their habitats

http://www.butterfly-conservat

UK butterflies

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk