Food to Grow On

Caterpillars

	Grade Level:	First
	Health Topic:	Nutrition
	Subjects:	Health, Science, Language Arts

Time of year: Spring or early fall(anytime if using purchased larvae)

Overall Objective: The students will observe, predict, and record food consumption and growth of insects through experimentation with caterpillar diets. They will relate their findings to their own growth and diet.

Set-up
Includes teacher preparation and the materials needed for the lessons. Also, has links to pertinent activity sheets.
Lesson Plan
Outlines and suggests how to carry out the lessons with relevant links to activity sheets.

Additions
Offers extended options for the lessons, important definitions, links to activity sheets, and a bibliography.
Table of Contents
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Set-up Includes teacher preparation and the materials needed for the lessons. Also, has links to pertinent activity sheets.		Lesson Plan Outlines and suggests how to carry out the lessons with relevant links to activity sheets.
Additions Offers extended options for the lessons, important definitions, links to activity sheets, and a bibliography.		Table of Contents Return to the table of contents for all lesson plans.