Introduction

You live in the kinder "garden". Who are those creeping flying critters around you? Come explore some of them in your world. Do you want them near your flowers and leaves?
 
 
 

The Task
 

You have 3 tasks:

1  You will need to solve the mystery of the missing caterpillar.

2  You will find out if the creatures in your garden are insects or not.

3  You will  decide if bees could be good in your garden.
 
 

The Process
 

First you need to explore some information about insects. You have listened to the story, The Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. Now find out more about insects.

1   You will solve the mystery of the missing caterpillar.
 
 

• You will make a butterfly growth  book.
• On each page you will draw a stage of  the butterfly's growth.
• Write the name of each stage.

  2  Now you need to see what all insects have.  Find out what each part of an insect is called. 

• Create a puzzle for you or a friend to put together.
• You will print out the caterpillar color sheet that shows the 3 main body parts of an insect.
• You will cut the caterpillar in its three sections.
• Can you put it together?

3  Your last step is to decide if you want bees in your garden. 

• Now take the class survey.
• Do you want bees in your garden?
• Write your name under yes or no.
• We will see what most children think and why.

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Evaluation
 

How well do you know insects?
 

Skills met ------------------- 3 smiley faces
You are getting there--------  2 smiley faces
Let's work on this more-----  1 smiley face

	Let's work on this more	You are getting there	Skills met
Growth book of the butterfly	1 stage is illustrated	2 or 3 stages are illustrated	All 4 stages are illustrated in sequence
Puzzle of insect parts	1 piece is placed correctly	2 pieces are placed correctly	All 3 pieces are correctly arranged
Class survey	No attempt is made	Name is written. No explanation of choice	Name is written. Explanation is given.

 

Conclusion
 

  Did you see how the caterpillar changed?  You now  know how to tell if a creature is an insect. Remember, bees sting but we don't want to get rid of them from the gardens because  you found out they give us honey.
 
 

Credits & References
 

Sites Used For This WebQuest:

www.honey.com/kids/facts.html
www.billybear4kids.com/butterfly/flutter-fun.html/
www.Carolhurst.com/newsletters/24newsletters.html
www.butterflywebsite.com
www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/begin.htm
www.enchanted learning.com
www.kohala.net/bees/
www.infotoday.com/mmschools/jan 02/cybe 0102.htm

Credits:
Bernie Dodge's template from The Web Quest Page
The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle