Scientific Inquiry with
Butterflies
Contents
Chapter 1: Classification
1.0 Background Information for the Teacher
Activity 1.1 Classifying Animals
1.1a Teacher Page
1.1b Student Handout
Activity 1.2 Is This an Insect?
1.2a Teacher Page
1.2b Student Handout
Activity 1.3 Moth or Butterfly?
1.3a Teacher Page
1.3b Student Handout
Activity 1.4 Edible Insect
1.4a Teacher Page
Chapter 2: Anatomy
2.0a Background Information for the Teacher
2.0b Glossary of Butterfly Terms - Student Handout
Activity 2.1 Label the Caterpillar
2.1a Teacher Page
2.1b Student Handout
2.1c Teacher Answer Key
Activity 2.2 Label the Butterfly
2.2a Teacher Page
2.2b Student Handout
2.2c Teacher Answer Key
Activity 2.3 Make an Edible Butterfly
2.3a Teacher Page
Activity 2.4 Butterfly Crossword Puzzle
2.4a Student Handout
2.4b Teacher Answer Key
Activity 2.5 Butterfly Word Search
2.5a Student Handout
2.5b Teacher Answer Key
Contents
Chapter 3: Life Cycle
3.0 Background Information for the Teacher
Activity 3.1 A Butterfly’s Life Cycle
3.1a Teacher Page
3.1b Student Handout
3.1c Teacher Answer Key
3.1d Student Handout
Activity 3.2 The Four Stages of the Life Cycle
3.2a Teacher Page
3.2b Life Cycle Transparency
Activity 3.3 Larva Length
3.3a Teacher Page
3.3b Student Handout
3.3c Chart Example Page
Activity 3.4 How Long Are Life Cycle Stages?
3.4a Teacher Page
3.4b Student Handout
3.4c Chart Example Page
Chapter 4: Survival Mechanisms
4.0 Background Information for Teacher
Activity 4.1 Which Butterfly is the Monarch?
4.1a Teacher Page
4.1b Student Handout
Activity 4.2 Apply Survival Designs to Your Own Butterfly
4.2a Teacher Page
4.2b Student Handout
Activity 4.3 Survival Techniques
4.3a Teacher Page
4.3b Student Handout
4.3c Teacher Answer Key
Activity 4.4 How to Read a Thermometer
4.4a Teacher Page
4.4b Student Handout
Activity 4.5 Observing and Recording Temperatures
4.5a Teacher Page
4.5b Student Handout
Activity 4.6 Best Temperatures for Butterflies
4.6a Teacher Page
4.6b Student Handout
Activity 4.7 Journey North Migration
4.7a Teacher Page
4.7b Student Handout (Directions)
4.7c Student Handout (Map)
4.7d Student Handout (Questions)
4.7e Teacher Answer Key
Activity 4.8 Warm Weather Watch
4.8a Teacher Page
4.8b Student Handout (Weather Chart)
4.8c Student Handout (Sample Weather Map)
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Chapter 5: Butterfly Habitat
5.0 Background Information for Teacher
Activity 5.1 Leave Only Footprints
5.1a Teacher Page
5.1b Student Handout
5.1c Teacher Answer Key
Activity 5.2 Oh, Give Me a Home
5.2a Teacher Page
5.2b Student Handout
5.2c Teacher Answer Key
Activity 5.3 Take Flight with a Butterfly Garden
5.3a Teacher Page
5.3b Student Handout
Activity 5.4 Flower Power
5.4a Teacher Page
5.4b Student Handout
5.4c Flower Center and Petals Handout
Chapter 6: Resources
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
Basic Butterfly Facts
Websites
Butterfly Books
Building a Temporary Butterfly Habitat
How to Raise Black Swallowtails
University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences * United States Department of Agriculture * Local Extension
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