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What Butterflies Eat: Interactive Activities for 2nd and 5th Graders [Ep. 80]

What butterflies eat

It’s summer and butterflies are in the air! Even though you likely don’t have learners with you for a bit, I’ve got some interactive activities to share with you today to investigate what butterflies eat and how that relates to pollination and food chains.

In this episode, we’ll talk about activities to explore what butterflies eat that are paired with Next Generation Science Standards for grades 2nd and 5th. I’ll share the standard that inspired the activity, how the activity relates to what butterflies eat, and descriptions of how to use the activity with your learners.

The following standards are paired with interactive activities to discover what butterflies eat:

2nd Grade: 2-LS2-2: Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
5th Grade: 5-PS3-1: Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
5th Grade: 5-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.