Butterfly Challenge
by Fannie Hunt
What is the life cycle of a butterfly? How do butterflies use their wings? Answers to these questions and more are in this engaging lesson. The challenge for the students is to create a butterfly model that will stay floating for the longest when dropped from a distance set by the teacher.
Lesson Grade Level
1st GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pMcFebfjkQSMihflBBhCv2d_BlcdBKiL/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L1: Cells Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text)
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