“Mariana Becomes a Butterfly”
Allie Raymond
Abby McAbee
About Mariana
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lives in the Dominican Republic
has a Papa and a Tia Leti
favorite plant is Ohelo berry plant
loves butterflies
Mariana’s Problem
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favorite plant, Ohelo, is not growing
berries are in seeds
insects pollinate seeds
seeds aren’t getting pollinated- why??
Why Don’t Bugs Come?
• Ohelo is from Hawaii
• not shaped like D.R. plants
• bugs can’t get the pollen out
What Mariana Does
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watches her garden for insects
records in her journal pictures and words
sees no insects visiting Ohelo
What can she do??
Solutions
• bring insects from another country
• use a puff ball to transfer pollen
• make her own pollinator
What She Chooses
• insects can harm other plants and people
• puff ball is too big
• So…. she makes her own!!
What Kids Learn
• Sciencewhat is an engineer?
pollination
scientific process
pesticides
butterfly life cycle
• cultureDomincan Republic
Spanish words
Critique
• Age: 2nd and 3rd
• liked this activity for younger elementary
students
• directions not clear, though
• lots of information in the book for age level
• activity is fun and engaging
Our Experiment
What We did
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made a hand pollinator
tested aluminum foil and pipe cleaners
pipe cleaner worked much better
why?
– furry like insects legs
– thinner
– picks up pollen easier
– less pollen falls off