Butterfly Life Cycle

thingiverse

This project is designed to help students grasp the following concepts: What constitutes a life cycle? How many stages comprise an animal's life cycle, and what are they? What exactly is metamorphosis? Do all animals undergo this process? Does the specific animal being studied experience metamorphosis? In small groups, students will be tasked with designing a particular animal's life cycle. This life cycle will be printed on a 3D printer, including labels for each stage. Through this exercise, students will demonstrate their comprehension of an animal's life cycle. On an individual basis, they will describe the stages of their life cycle in written form to support their physical printout and publish it using a digital format. This is a prime example of a butterfly life cycle created by students. Their hand-drawn illustrations were transformed into STL files by utilizing picsvg.com, altered using Tinkercad, and printed using a MakerBot printer. The name plates and arrows came from MrKindergarten's thingiverse.com project #1719122.