RAFT Task Card: Science (Life Cycle of a Butterfly)
Objective:
You will be able to describe the process a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly.
Student Role:
A news reporter of a science television station
Audience:
Your favorite television station viewers
Format:
An informative newscast report
Topic:
Have you ever wondered what a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly?

Directions:

1. Visit The Children’s Butterfly Site to learn more about the butterfly life cycle. 2. Use a storyboard worksheet to map out your script. 3. Type your script so it is easy to read. 4. Practice reading your script aloud until you feel you can read it fluently and with expression. 5. Create a video at Screencast-O-Matic. 6. Read and record your script as a professional news reporter.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
The Children’s Butterfly Site http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle Enchanted Learning : All About Butteflies http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/lifecycle/ Learn About Nature theButterflySite.com http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml The Life Cycle of a Butterfly http://www.tooter4kids.com/LifeCycle/Butterfly_Life_Cycle.htm The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Its Life Cycle http://education.nationalgeographic.org/activity/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-and-the-butterfly-life-cycle/ Assessment:
Prepare a 3-5-minute script for a newscast segment to explain how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Explain the steps of the life cycle of a butterfly.
You will receive up to 25 points for each of the following: written script, storyboard, correct description of the 4 stages of the life cycle, and recorded video.

RAFT Task Card: Science (Life Cycle of a Butterfly)
Objective:
You will be able to describe the benefit of the process a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly.
Student Role:
A butterfly
Audience:
Your friend caterpillars
Format:
An informational story
Topic:
It’s time to begin the process of building your chrysalis and here’s how you do it.

Directions:

1. Visit The Children’s Butterfly Site to learn more about the butterfly life cycle. 2. Use Popplet to create a mind map to outline your story. 3. Type your story. 4. Have a friend, teacher, or parent proof read your story. 5. Retype or write your story with any corrections and make sure it is neat, organized, and easy to read.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
The Children’s Butterfly Site http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle Enchanted Learning : All About Butteflies http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/lifecycle/ Learn About Nature theButterflySite.com http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml The Life Cycle of a Butterfly http://www.tooter4kids.com/LifeCycle/Butterfly_Life_Cycle.htm The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Its Life Cycle http://education.nationalgeographic.org/activity/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-and-the-butterfly-life-cycle/ Difference between Caterpillar and Butterfly http://www.majordifferences.com/2013/05/difference-between-caterpillar-and_13.html#.VrfJQFgrLIU Assessment:
Prepare a descriptive story from the view of a butterfly that has went through the process of changing from a caterpillar to a butterfly. The story should be directed toward explaining and convincing caterpillars to begin building their chrysalis.
You will receive up to 100 points for written story.

RAFT Task Card: Science (Life Cycle of a Butterfly)
Objective:
You will know facts about butterflies, how they can become endangered, and the benefits butterflies bring to the environment.
Student Role:
A plant
Audience:
Housing Developers
Format:
A Speech
Topic:
As a plant, you are telling housing developers that if they keep destroying plants and the areas these plants grow in they may endanger the existence of butterflies.

Directions:

1. Visit The Children’s Butterfly Site to learn more about the life cycle of the butterfly. 2. Research where butterfly’s lay eggs and what type of areas they mostly live in. 3. Write a persuasive speech. 4. Have a friend, teacher, or parent proof read the speech. 5. Practice reading your speech until you are comfortable. 6. Present your speech to the class.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
Learn About Nature theButterflySite.com http://www.thebutterflysite.com/where-butterflies-live.shtml Facts About Butterflies http://factsaboutbutterflies.net/where-do-butterflies-live/ LovetoKnow http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Where_Do_Butterflies_Live Butterfly Conservation http://butterfly-conservation.org/45/why-butterflies-matter.html What Are the Benefits of Butterfly Gardens to the Environment? http://homeguides.sfgate.com/benefits-butterfly-gardens-environment-50693.html Assessment:
Prepare a script for a speech to explain where butterflies live and their benefit to the environment.
You will receive up to 50 points for each of the following: written speech/script and presentation of the speech to the class.

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