Join us for conversations that inspire, recognize, and encourage innovation and best practices in the education profession.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more.
Scroll through the days below to see our Brassicas and butterflies develop through their life cycles. Then, at the bottom of the page, see an animation of the entire Fast-Plant life cycle in timelapse.
See the Life Cycles activity instructions for questions to consider, then use the Brassica & Butterfly Data Sheet (PDF) to record your observations.
Seeds planted
Eggs
Seeds germinate
Vegetative growth
First larval stage emerges
First larval stage feeds
First larval stage molts to second larval stage
Flower bud development
Second larval stage feeds
Second larval stage molts to third larval stage
Flowering and pollination
Fourth larval stage molts to fifth larval stage
Fourth larval stage feeds
Fifth larval stage feeds
Seed pods form
Pupae form
Seeds develop in pods
Pupae developing
Emergence imminent
Butterfly emerges
Butterflies feed
Senescence and seed ripening
Butterflies mate
Egg-laying
Death; seeds ripe
Cycle begins again