Download Jeopardy Science 2nd Grade Butterflies

By Beth Wise
Science – Grade 2
NC SCOS
Competency Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations
and build an understanding of animal life cycles.
Objectives
1.01 Describe the life cycle of animals including:
•Birth
•Developing into an adult
•Reproducing
•Aging and death
1.02 Observe that insects need food, air and space to grow.
1.03 Observe the different stages of an insect life cycle.
Life
Cycle
Habitat
Caterpillar
to Chrysalis
Butterfly
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How many eggs does a butterfly lay?
500 eggs
Row 1, Col 1
What do caterpillars need to survive?
Food, water, shelter, and air.
1,2
What is a sign that the caterpillar is ready to start the
Chrysalis stage?
Stops eating
1,3
What is the stage that the caterpillar becomes a butterfly?
Chrysalis
1,4
How long until an egg hatches into a caterpillar?
3 to 5 days
2,1
What do caterpillars eat?
Leaves
2,2
How does the caterpillar begin to form its pupa or
cocoon?
Spin a silk button to hang from
2,3
What does a butterfly eat?
Nectar from flowers
2,4
How long does the caterpillar stage last?
12 to 18 days
3,1
How does a caterpillar make its shelter?
Spinning strands of silk across leaves
3,2
What shape does the caterpillar take as it begins the
Chrysalis stage?
J-shape
3,3
What are the butterfly’s wings used for?
Use for escaping prey and camouflage
3,4
How long is the chrysalis stage or cocoon?
7 to 10 days
4,1
What is air?
They will only live for
a few minutes without it
4,2
How much movement is there in the Chrysalis stage?
Very little movement
4,3
What are the butterfly’s feet used for?
To taste food and to walk
4,4
How long does the adult butterfly live?
2 weeks
5,1
Where do caterpillars get their water?
Moisture in their food
5,2
How long is the caterpillar in the Chrysalis stage?
7 to 10 days
5,3
What the butterfly uses to eat with?
Proboscis
5,4