Students use butterfly life cycle images, text boxes and arrows to create a butterfly life cycle slide in PowerPoint or Keynote ( Mac ). Students can copy and paste the images or download and insert the images from this site to their slide.

This activity integrates technology into the Life Sciences curriculum.

Grade 1 and up

Finished Butterfly LIfe Cycle Slide Example:

Butterfly Lifecycle

Instructions:

Open PowerPoint and choose a slide design color.
Type the title "Butterfly Life Cycle" or "Life Cycle of a Butterfly" in the top text box.
Type your name in the second text box.
Resize and move the title and name text boxes to make room for the butterfly pictures.
Insert each of the pictures from their folder location. Alternately copy and paste them from this site.
Arrange all of the butterfly life cycle pictures in the correct life cycle order.
Use arrows (Menu > Insert > Shapes) to show the life cycle.
Save completed life cycle slide with a descriptive name: "butterfly-lifecycle-tasneem.pptx"
Alternately, save completed slide as an image to be used in digital slideshows, photo galleries or screensavers ( File > Save as...> save as type > >PNG)

Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures:

Right Click and "Save Picture as..." or copy and paste to your slide.

Butterfly Larva (Caterpillar)	Butterfly Pupa (Chrysalis)

Adult Butterfly	Butterfly Egg

Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures:

Right Click and "Save Picture as..." or copy and paste to your slide.

Butterfly Larva (Caterpillar)	Butterfly Pupa (Chrysalis)

Adult Butterfly	Butterfly Egg

More Butterfly Life Cycle Pictures:

Images on this page by: William Vann

Images on this page by: butterflypictures.net