Caterpillars
What kind of butterflies will hatch in our container?
Monarchs
Solve for the unknown:
8 x 7 = b
b = 56
Pronounce the sounds in this word:
cold
What is another word for cocoon?
Chrysalis
Name something that Americans typically eat for Thanksgiving.
Turkey, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, gravy, etc.
What three things did our caterpillars eat?
Milkweed, squash, and pumpkin
Solve for the unknown:
e x 5 = 35
e = 7
Pronounce the sounds in this word:
warm
w-or-m
What do you call butterfly larva?
A caterpillar!
How many days are there until Thanksgiving?
13
What is the chrysalis?
The cocoon that the caterpillars made for themselves while they wait to change into butterflies.
Solve for the unknown:
24 / m = 6
m = 4
Review:
What does the word purpose mean, when we discuss an author's purpose for writing a book or text?
Where do butterflies lay their eggs?
On leaves.
Name two different cultures of people who attended the first Thanksgiving.
Pilgrims and Native Americans
What is the pupa?
The stage the caterpillar is in before while it is in the chrysalis and growing its wings.
In the equation 9 x 6 = p, tell how you can use the distributive property to change the 6 into 5 + 1.
(5 + 1) 9 = p
(5 x 9) + (1 x 9) = p
45 + 9 = 54
Give me an example of an opinion sentence about monarch caterpillars or butterflies.
Variety of answers are accepted.
What is the pupa?
The caterpillar in the chrysalis as it transforms into the butterfly.
What are the names of the three ships that Christopher Columbus used to sail to the new land in America?
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
What is metamorphosis?
The changes that the caterpillar goes through from the time it is an egg until it transforms into a butterfly.
8 x 4 = 32
Solve for s in the following equation.
80 x 4 = s
s = 320
Break the following word into syllables:
metamorphosis
met*a*mor*pho*sis
What is metamorphosis?
When the caterpillar goes through the changes needed to become a butterfly.
What is one guest who will always refuse an invitation to Thanksgiving Dinner? (This is a joke)
A Turkey!