Migrating monarchs. (Cyberhunt Reproducible).Which butterfly weighs less than a paper clip and can travel 50-80 miles a day? A monarch! Soar across the Web to learn more about these "kings" of the insect world, starting at www.scholastic.com/cyberhuntkids Questions 1 A monarch is a flying insect with large scaly scal·y adj. 1. Covered or partially covered with scales. 2. Shedding scales or flakes; flaking. scaly skin condition characterized by scales; scalelike. wings. It has three body parts. Name them. www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/butterfly/species/Monarch.shtml 2 A butterfly's life cycle consists of four stages. What are they? www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm 3 During which stage does the monarch do most of its eating and growing? www.mesc.nbs.gov/resources/education/butterfly/lifecycle/butterfly-li fe-cycle.asp 4 The monarch got its "royal" name because of special markings that appear on its chrysalis chrysalis (krĭs`əlĭs): see pupa. . What are these markings? http://advernet/com/Monemerg.html 5 A monarch caterpillar eats mostly milkwood leaves. What does an adult butterfly eat? www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/butterfly/species/Monarch.shtml 6 What is the scientific name for the monarch butterfly? www.insecta-inspecta.com/butterflies/moarch/ 7 An adult monarch has bright, beautiful wings. Why? www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm 8 After mating, a monarch lays hundreds of eggs as she mig rates south for the winter. How many miles can she travel? www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Migration.htm 9 Adult monarchs live less than a year, and some live only a few weeks! How does this make their migration so unique? www.pgmonarchs.org/fomc.html Bonus: How do migrating monarchs find their way? CYBERHUNT ANSWER GUIDE 1. Head, thorax thorax, body division found in certain animals. In humans and other mammals it lies between the neck and abdomen and is also called the chest. The skeletal frame of the thorax is formed by the sternum (breastbone) and ribs in front and the dorsal vertebrae in back. , abdomen. 2. Egg, caterpillar/larva, pupa/chrysalis, adult. 3. Caterpillar/larva stage. 4. A crown of gold dots. 5. Nectar from flowers (milkweed milkweed, common name for members of the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly perennial herbs and shrubs characterized by milky sap, a tuft of silky hairs attached to the seed (for wind distribution), and (usually) a climbing habit. , dogbane dogbane, common name for some members of the Apocynaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees found in most parts of the world but especially in the tropics, where they are often climbing forms. Many species are native to or naturalized in North America. , red clover, thistle, lilac, lantana lantana (lăntā`nə): see verbena. lantana Any of more than 150 shrubs that make up the genus Lantana in the verbena family, native to the New World and African tropics. , goldenrod goldenrod, any species of the large genus Solidago of the family Asteraceae (aster family), chiefly North American weedy herbs. They have small yellow flowers clustered, often in panicles, along a wandlike stem. ). 6. Danaus plexippus. 7. To warn predators that it is poisonous to eat. 8. As many as 2,500. 9. The great-grandchildren of the monarchs are the ones who return to the migration starting point. Bonus: The Earth's magnetic field Earth's magnetic field (and the surface magnetic field) is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the north pole (see Magnetic North Pole) and the other near the geographic south pole (see Magnetic South Pole). , the position of the sun, and the polarization of the sun's rays. Invite students to fry these related internet-based activities, also available at scholastic.com/instructor MIGRATION MAPPING http://monarchwatch.org Click on Migration & Tagging and share with students the fail map. Then, ask them to imagine that they are butterflies on a migratory path. Using the maps, have them calculate the distances--in scale miles--between various cities in the path of the monarchs' migration. "STAINED-GLASS" BUTTERFLIES http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/brooklyn/ butterflies/images/butterflysidere.GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. Enlarge this monarch pattern for students. Have them cut out the pattern and trace it onto a piece of folded black paper. Next, show them how to fold the paper again along the center of the traced pattern and cut out areas inside the wings. When you open the fold, you should have two sets of cut-out wings. Tape colored tissue paper between the sets to fill in the wings. MORE MONARCH LINKS * For links to educational butterfly sites across the web, visit: www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/resources/butterflies.cfm * For themed classroom activities, visit: www.midgefrazel.net/monarchtheme.html * For Frequently Asked Questions, visit: www.mesc.nbs.gov/resources/education/butterfly/resources/butterflyfaq .asp Gail Skroback Hennessey (www.gailhennessey.com), who teaches in Harpursville, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . CYPERHUNT SAFETY: All of the CyberHunt sites were reviewed by instructor staff. At press time, all links are sate. However, we strongly urge teachers to review sites before sharing them with students. |
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