This Kapow pupil video is part of the Kapow Science scheme of work. It is designed for pupils and explores insect life cycles, focusing on both complete and incomplete metamorphosis. It follows four-stage insects like butterflies from egg to larva, pupa, and adult, explaining how larvae feed and grow before transforming inside a chrysalis or cocoon. The video also introduces three-stage insects like dragonflies, which develop from eggs into nymphs before becoming adults. Pupils learn where eggs are laid, how larvae differ between species, and how metamorphosis prepares insects for adulthood and reproduction.

The video is designed to be shown to pupils as part of

Science, Mixed-age, Y5/6 (B): Living things: Life cycles and reproduction, Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: Life cycle of an insect

Science, Upper key stage 2, Year 5, Living things: Life cycles and reproduction, Lesson 5: Life cycle of an insect