78. Butterflies with Orange and Other Adaptations for Kindergarten and 3rd Grade
About this episode
This episode discusses butterfly adaptations and provides activity ideas for kindergarten and 3rd grade aligned with Next Generation Science Standards.
July is when the North American Butterfly Count happens, making it a great time to highlight butterflies and their amazing adaptations! So let's get you some butterfly activity ideas to noodle on over the summer until you're back in the swing of things! Press play to hear descriptions for designing a host plant and caterpillar pair for kindergarteners and a research project about butterfly survival adaptations for 3rd graders, both aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. During the episode I share the standard that inspired the activity, how they relate to activities about butterflies with orange and other adaptations for kindergarteners and 3rd graders, and a description of how to implement the activity with your learners. And make sure to listen all the way through the episode; you may find yourself inspired to adapt one of these activities or use an activity for a different grade level. Next Generation Science Standards addressed in this episode: K-ESS3-1: Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live. 3-LS3-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals…
People in this episode
Host: Victoria Zablocki
Topics covered
- butterflies
- adaptations
- kindergarten activities
- 3rd grade activities
- Next Generation Science Standards
- summer learning
Keywords
- butterflies
- adaptations
- kindergarten
- 3rd grade
- Next Generation Science Standards
- summer activities
- science education
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Episode 77: 6 Butterfly Books to Introduce Characteristics, Adaptations, and Life Cycles, How Butterflies Grow: 8 Picture Books About Butterfly Life Cycles
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