Project Options
Butterflies project: Option 1 Due in October
Think of (or create) an animal that goes through
complete metamorphosis. Draw or find pictures of this animal in all its
life stages and label the differences.
Butterflies project: Option 2 Due in October
Why are butterflies so colorful? Bring pictures or descriptions that
explain why butterflies are so colorful; either what physically makes the colors
we see or what butterflies use their colors for.
Extras
Gotta love them bugs! (Proper
grammar isn't too shabby, either...)
- This is a guide I created that gives a
general idea of how to tell insect orders apart. Great for a reminder
of general characteristics. (If you took the insects class two years
ago, you'll probably recognize it.)
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This website
is the site we used to look up monarchs tagged in various cities to see if
they were recovered. Make sure to check back in a year or two... if
our group tagged a monarch and it was recovered, it should be recorded and
in the database by then. I tagged a few hundred in Rochester, MN in
2007- if you see the name 'Leah' on any recovered tags, please let me know!
- We're starting a new adult program, the
Winter Speaker series. In February, a scientist from the Monarch Lab
at the U of MN will come to speak way more in-depth about monarchs than we
covered in class. The overwintering sites and monarch tagging program,
as well as the illegal logging at the overwintering sites will all be
discussed. This is intended for adults only, so leave the kiddos at
home for this one. Here's the details: Tuesday, February 17th, from
7-8pm. Free, but donations accepted.
Related Websites:
Monarch Watch: everything monarch,
including information about monarch migration. It's the place to order
monarch tags in the summer, and the main page for searching for recovered tags.
Monarch
Lab: from the University of Minnesota, an excellent resource for monarch
information
Bug Guide: an
excellent site for butterfly, moth, and other insect information and photos.
Created and maintained by naturalists, so it has to be great, right?
Butterflies and Moths of North America: find out where butterflies and moths
have been seen, search for species information, and photo gallery
Related Books:
Butterflies through Binoculars: The East, by Jeffrey Glassberg.
This is my favorite field guide to butterflies- I used it for a butterfly count
last year and it was more accurate and helpful than anything else I tried using.
Monarch! Come PLAY with Me, by Ba
Rea. This is a really cute story for little'ns with excellent
pictures.
The Butterfly Alphabet, by Kjell B.
Sandved. This doesn't really have any science to it, but the pictures are
amazing. If you've never seen the alphabet as seen on butterfly wings on a
poster, you should check out this book. In the back it says which
butterfly was pictured with each letter, too.
Four Wings and a Prayer, by Sue Halpern.
This book is great for older kids or adults and talks about monarch migration
through the travels of a woman down to the monarch's migrating grounds in
Mexico. This book was read and loved by Wood Lake's Book Club last year.
