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Animal Adaptations

on April 27, 2018

We are combining reading, writing and science again this week as we study animal adaptations. Can I just tell you, this has been one of the most fun weeks ever?!

On Wednesday we focused on animals mimicking others in order to survive. We focused on the Viceroy and Monarch butterflies. (Side note: Viceroys are a sweet tasting butterfly while Monarchs are extreamly bitter.) We decided to “taste” these butterflies. Cup A was full of Sprite and represented the Viceroy. Cup B was bitter club soda representing the Monarch.

Students observed the sodas and decided they looked identical, just like the 2 butterflies, so surely they they would taste identical, too. Right? Wrong! Students were so surprised after sampling cup B that they vowed never to drink a clear soda again… just in case it was the yucky one. I guess this lesson was a success, because that’s exactly what predictors do when they see either the Viceroy or Monarch butterflies. They stay away!

Cup A, representing the sweet butterfly was a hit! Cup B… not so much. You can tell exactly what students though of the bitter, Monarch butterfly.

 


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