Butterfly Garden 7 th Grade Science Butterfly Journey

Butterfly Garden 7 th Grade Science

Butterfly Journey https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6 Jp. LR 2 hpf. Sk • http: //www. learner. org/jnorth/maps/galleries/2013/monarch_ani mation_fall 2013_roosts. html

Butterflies • Important pollinators, 2 nd only to bees! • Coldblooded so they cannot fly if they are cold – ideal body temperature is 85 degrees • They taste with their feet • They drink nectar from flowers with their proboscis • They also drink from mud puddles to get minerals and salts, it’s called puddling • Sensitive to environmental changes and are great indictors of ecosystem health

Butterfly Lifecycle • https: //www. youtube’. com/watch? v=7 AUe. M 8 Mba. Ik

Environmental Concerns • Habitat Loss – The reduction of a normal habitat making it unable to support the wildlife that live there • Habitat Degradation – Invasive species – mowing • Pesticides

What You Can Do? • Improve and Restore Habitat • Make your yard butterfly friendly • Preserve, Conserve, and Appreciate Habitat • Mow less to allow natural plants to establish • Participate in Inventories to Help Monitor Their Status

Planning For Your Site • Location • Sun exposure • Protection from high winds • Proximity to other plants • Access to water

Garden Design • Size • Elements – Soil – Plants – Areas (should contain) • • Rock/pebble area Patches of plants Puddle area Grassy area