Where do butterflies come from?

When a homework project came into room 8 involving butterflies everyone took to the topic and the questions started flowing!

"Where do butterflies come from?" 

"How do the caterpillars get on the plants?"

We had all sorts of exploring to do! Thanks to Oderings, the parents of room 8 and HNPS we have been able to learn all about butterflies and even plant our own butterfly garden. 

Below are some pictures of our learning..

 Some of the wee creatures that have been living outside room 8!

 First we learnt all about the life cycle of a butterfly and made 3D life cycle wheels. 

     

Then we learnt about the different body parts of a butterfly.

 We also researched the different butterflies, that are found in New Zealand, for homework this week.

  

We were lucky enough to even look at real Swan plant seed pods and find out what they look and feel like. The pod was puffy and soft but it looked prickly! 

Next we made a replica of a chrysalis and butterfly so we could learn about how and when the butterfly hatches!

Finally, we got to plant the swan plants and seeds! It was very exciting..

                       

This is our Butterfly Garden!