Butterflies

Interactive Games/Activity Virtual Butterfly Garden Recommended to be done using a projector, this interactive activity allows the user to select up to nine butterflies, which can be colored using a palette and then released into one of four habitats. Have your sound turned down when you first open this site to avoid loud, but short, opening music. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/butterfly.htm

Books

Webquests

PowerPoints Jefferson County Schools PowerPoints Find a few Life Cycle/Butterfly ready-made PowerPoints http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-science.html

Resources for Teachers KidZone http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm Monarch Picture Story: Photos and text on the life-cycle of a butterfly.

eNature: Butterflies http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=2 Use this site to explore online field guides for butterflies. Lots of pictures and descriptions.

The Butterfly Website http://butterflywebsite.com/ Great site for photos, clipart, articles, inspiring stories, conservation…

F. Jean Macleod Butterfly Garden Live Webcam http://216.223.107.143/ Move the camera to preset locations. You can have complete control over the camera by using the butterfly buttons located in the frame at the bottom right of your browser window.

Fun sites for kids

Web cams The Butterfly Conservatory [|http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/butterflies/cams.php#]

Virtual field trips

Video Sources TeacherTube Go to [|www.teachertube.com] and search for “butterflies” to find several teacher-made videos.