Curated OER
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
A super cute second grade class tells us all about the life cycle of the butterfly. They read about each stage of the butterfly's life cycle in unison. The choral reading is a little hard to understand but is a great way to engage an...
Curated OER
Butterfly Metamorphosis
Click on this video and you'll get to see the life cycle of a butterfly. Each of the four stages are shown in real-time; as a butterfly lays its eggs, caterpillars emerge from the eggs. The caterpillar cocoons itself and then changes...
Deep Look
Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?
What would it be like if your only goal in life was eating? See the world from a caterpillar's point of view in an interesting video. Science scholars learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, as well as the distinct functions performed...
TED-Ed
The Weird and Wonderful Metamorphosis of the Butterfly
How does a caterpillar become a butterfly? Watch a video that details the metamorphosis of a butterfly, and discover a world of insects that also undergo metamorphosis.
Be Smart
The Mystery of the World’s Greatest Butterfly Migration
Follow the migration of the monarch butterfly from northern North America to southern Mexico. A video explains how monarch butterflies navigate their migration north in the spring and south in the fall. Pupils learn how it takes multiple...
Be Smart
Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Migration in VR180
Escape into the world of virtual reality to experience the monarch migration! A video presentation allows pupils to view the migration of the monarchs to Mexico from a 180-degree view. A narrator briefly explains the basics of the...