Project GRAD Houston
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
832-325-0325 (main)
Caterpillar to Butterfly: Comparing Using Symmetry
Name: Hector Buitrago
Grade Level: Pre-Kindergarten - Kindergarten
Content area(s): Math, Science and Visual Arts
Classroom Time: Two 45 minute sessions
Purpose: Recognize symmetry in their everyday world, in art and in nature, and explore the life cycle of a butterfly
Skills Addressed:
Math skill: Recognizing symmetry
Visual Arts Skill: Recognizing symmetry in art
Science Skill: Life cycles and characteristics of organisms
Supplies: Internet access, mirror, sentence strip, pictures, symmetrical book like “Lets Fly a Kite” (MathStart 2) by Stuart J Murphy, symmetrical and asymmetrical objects in the room, coffee filters, water based
markers, cup or spray bottle of water, pipe cleaner or clothespin, stick about 1 foot long, rice, corkscrew pasta, seashell pasta, bowtie pasta, glue, paper and pencil
Scholarship Office Contact Information
Project GRAD Houston Scholarship Program
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
If you have questions, please call the Project GRAD Houston Scholarship Department at 832.325.0344
Email: scholarship@projectgradhouston.org
The mission of Project GRAD is to ensure a quality public education for all students in economically disadvantaged communities so that high school and college graduation rates increase.