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INTRODUCTION

    Get ready for an adventure!

Discovery Elementary is designing a new butterfly garden.  Imagine you are an entomologist, a scientist who studies insects. You are researching a butterfly native to Washington State.  What is life like for this butterfly in the Discovery garden?

GET TO KNOW YOUR BUTTERFLIES!

 

YOUR TASK

First do some investigating using Activities #1, #2 and #3 on the process page to find the answers to these questions.

bulletWhat are the four stages of development a butterfly goes through?
bulletWhat are the parts of a butterfly?
bulletLearn vocabulary related to butterflies.

Next you'll create a project using Activities #4, #5 and #6.  Your project is a PowerPoint presentation that will be used to inform others about native butterflies and the plants that attract them. 

bulletResearch one butterfly native to Washington State.
bulletResearch the plants your butterfly is attracted to.
bulletDiscover interesting facts about your butterfly.