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To engage students in science while teaching them about the life cycle of a butterfly by watching a caterpillar go through all the stages to become a butterfly.

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Caterpillars Everywhere!

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School:
Golden Terrace Elementary 
Subject:
Science 
Teacher:
Mattea Marks 
Students Impacted:
300 
Grade:
K-5 
Date:
August 5, 2018

Investor

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Judith Palay - $339.70

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Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 300

Thanks to the generosity of this grant, I was able to get 5 caterpillars for all of our 1st and 2nd grade classes and habitats to raise the butterflies in. All of those students were able to experience the life cycle of a butterfly by watching the caterpillars make it all the way through their entire life cycle right in their classrooms. Also, since the caterpillars were less expensive than when I first looked, we were also able to buy milkweed plants to plant in our butterfly garden so that all of the students at our primary campus can enjoy finding caterpillars and butterflies all year long! Thank you so much for your generosity! 

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Wow!

 

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Observing and recording about the caterpillars

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Our butterfly garden

 

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Planting Milkwee

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Planting Milkweed

 

Original Grant Overview

Goal

To engage students in science while teaching them about the life cycle of a butterfly by watching a caterpillar go through all the stages to become a butterfly.  

 

What will be done with my students

Students will get caterpillars and watch for two weeks as the caterpillars grow, form a chrysalis, and then come out as butterflies. During these two weeks classrooms will be focusing on reading about caterpillars and butterflies, learning about each stage of the life cycle and those life cycles of other animals. Students will participate in projects that have to do with the butterfly life cycle as well. Students in every classroom in 1st and 2nd grade will get to observe the caterpillars every day and note each change in their science notebooks.  

 

Benefits to my students

This allows them a hands-on look at the life cycle of the butterfly instead of just reading about it. Each classroom will get 5 caterpillars to observe each day. This will allow students to develop their skills of observation and data collection.  

 

Budget Narrative

18 sets of 5 caterpillars with caterpillar food plus shipping. (This allows for 1 set of 5 caterpillars for each 1st and 2nd grade classroom plus 1 extra in case some die off)
 

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 5 Larvae Caterpillar Kits (18) $299.70
2 Shipping $40.00
  Total: $339.70

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