Thursday, August 7, 2008

Future In Class Activities and Videos

I wanted to post up some videos that we will be watching in class in case you guys wanted a head start on researching your projects. You can re-watch these videos at any time at home in case you need to take more notes.

This is a YouTube video of a butterfly's life cycle that explains the different stages and shows pictures of each stage:



This is another YouTube video of a butterfly's life cycle. This is one is created using clay animation and also shows all of the stages:



Here is a link to one of the projects that we will be doing in class. Take a look at it now and start gathering the supplies that you will need. Don't worry I will let you know when you need to bring in your supplies!

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/butterfly/index.html

Here is a link to the Bronx Zoo and an inside video of their butterfly garden conservatory:

http://www.bronxzoo.com/look-and-learn/videos/butterfly-garden.aspx



Here are some websites that you guys can use to research your projects or to play some games about butterflies:

http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm

http://www.foremostbutterflies.com/butterfly_activities/

Look out for more posts from me with more resources that you can explore with your partners or families.

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