Curated OER
Follow Spring's Journey North Recording Highlights of the Season
Young scholars scan headlines on the Journey North News Updates each day to track the changes that spring brings as it comes to different areas of the United States.
Curated OER
A Sense of Location: The Mental Map
Students consider the ways a mental maps of geographic landmarks can help migrating animals stay on the correct course.
Curated OER
Mimics Survive -- Camouflaged Reptiles
Learners examine mimicry as a survival strategy in repiles. They examine examples of the Mexican milksnake and the coralsnake in attempt to distinguish the differences in them. They discuss other species that use mimicry.
Curated OER
Boundaries
Students identify and analyze the boundaries which exist between urban and rural, wildness and country and among rural areas, country, town, and city. Students actively participate in planning, obtaining materials, setting goals and...
Curated OER
What's Happening to Our Caterpillars?
Seventh graders participate in a instructional activity making observations of caterpillars. They identify different changes in the life cycle of a caterpillar and also understand the final result of the life cycle ending.
Curated OER
Mariposas
Learners examine how animals use camouflage for survival. In this investigative lesson students define vocabulary words and see how it is the environment that controls which adaptations will help in survival.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Monarchs & Migration
Read all about monarch butterflies and their migrations. Find out what teachers, students, and families across America are saying and doing about monarch butterflies.
Other
The Childen's Butterfly Site: Coloring the Monarch's Life Cycle
A series of 4 blacklines for younger children to color. These detail the life stages of the monarch butterfly.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Metamorphosis
A very simple, interactive, and informative explanation of things students can do to learn more about butterflies. Elementary appropriate.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Science Crossword Puzzles Life Cycle of Monarch Butterfly [Pdf]
Find out what you know about life cycles by completing this crossword puzzle!
Read Works
Read Works: Time to Fly!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about monarch butterflies and their migration patterns. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Entomologist
Introduction to entomologists for young researchers. Site includes examples for more information about butterflies and entomologists.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Butterfly Collection
Site full of beautiful butterfly photographs including the emerging of a butterfly. One link also provides detailed information on the life cycle of a butterfly as well as a quiz to complete when finished.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Monarch Butterfly
This close up photo shows a beautiful Monarch butterfly perched on a flower. The Monarch butterfly has easily recognizable black and orange wings with white dots. Learn more about butterflies by checking out our fun butterfly facts for...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Journey North Cluster
An elementary resource to learn about butterflies and their migration with links to a wide variety of activities.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
This lesson uses Smart Response technology to review concepts learned at the end of a science unit involving the Life Cycle of a Butterfly. The lesson can easily be adapted to fit the needs of more advanced or slower learners in the...
Read Works
Read Works: In Flight
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about monarch butterflies during all four seasons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Coloring Pages
Make your own wildlife coloring book by downloading and printing each of these pictures. Links to other fun and interesting resources.
abcteach
Abcteach: Insects
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the insect world using activities and lesson plans that emphasize cross-curricular learning.