4-H Projects

Entomology

Scientific Inquiry with Butterflies (Group Only)
Scientific Inquiry with Butterflies: A Teacher's Guide for Grades 3 - 5

Publication # MH0500 (2007)
Suggested for Grades 3 - 5

Youth will engage in experimental activities about butterflies including raising butterfly larvae in the classroom.

Youth can:

  • raise painted lady butterflies from larva
  • explore an insect's anatomy
  • examine the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle
  • learn about butterfly survival mechanisms and migration
  • understand butterflies' interaction with the environment

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