Blog Post Week 3




 






























1. This week in lab, we learned about the life cycles of mealworms and butterflies as well as the lifecycle of plants. We first looked at the body parts of a mealworm and I learned that mealworms have three distinct sections with 13 body segments. I also refreshed my memory on the life cycle of a mealworm that goes from eggs to mealworm to pupa to beetle. After this, we learned about the life cycle of a butterfly through an activity with Playdough. On a paper plate, we built the lifecycle of a butterfly using play dough and markers. We then looked at the life cycle of plants and observed how our lima bean plant had grown. After this, we planted our fast plants which is pictured last. 
2. I was able to relate what I learned to what I already knew because I had done similar activities to these three in elementary and middle school. In elementary school, we learned about the life cycle of a butterfly by having our own butterfly habit and observing this. I had previously known that the lifecycle of a butterfly is eggs, caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly. We had also planted our own plants in elementary school so I was familiar with how they would look as they grew but I was able to learn how to plant them on my own. 
4. I can apply what I learned to my teaching in the future because I would like to use some of the same activities. I would like to use the play dough activity in my own classroom. I think this is a fun, hands on activity for students to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. I also plan on planting our own plants in the classroom to observe as they grow. I also enjoyed the videos that we watched in class to learn about these topics and I plan on using similar ones while learning about these topics in the future. 

Comments

  1. Lexi MooreFebruary 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM

    Hi Abby! I really enjoyed your blog this week. I love the butterfly life cycle model you created. the colors and detail make it easy to tell which part of the lifecycle is which. I agree that these would be fun and educational activities to use in future classrooms. There is no better way to learn than a hands on activity and this week we were able to use multiple.

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