It was a great day about a month ago when we received our five tiny creepy crawling caterpillars in room 410 at BCPS. The students were excited to begin a journal to document the life cycle of these special critters. We made an eight page, no staples booklet to write down our daily observations. We recorded everything up until the day they formed chrysalises. It took approximately two weeks. This was about a half of a week before we had our Mardi Gras break. Mrs. Rodriguez had to bring them home in case they hatched during this time. And guess what..... they did! She said that they hatched out the Friday and the Saturday before we came back. The students were so excited to see the new creatures that emerged from these paper-like shells. Five little painted lady butterflies about the size of a fifty cent piece were flying around in their mesh habitat.
Both science classes ventured to the front of the school where there were cypress trees draped in moss, wild flowers, grass, and a nearby barn that houses horses. We were told that this would be a good area to release our treasures back into the wild. Because the weather was a bit chilly, the butterflies were a little reluctant to leave their tent. The teacher had to urge them out.
Check out the video that show the grand finale:
http://youtu.be/LZDX1ESOSFo
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