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Food and Finding ItLesson TenAges PrimaryObjective: Students learn how and what butterflies and moths eat.Materials (for each child):StrawScissors2 pieces of drawing paper TapeCrayons and/or markersSuggested Approach:Before going to the butterfly exhibit tell your students that they have to find out how andwhat butterflies and moths eat. They can do this by observing the butterflies, looking forthe information on an interpretive panel, or by asking one of the people working in theexhibit.After your museum visit, ask your class what they found. Butterflies and moths feed on awide variety of foods for energy and reproduction. They primarily feed on flower nectar butthey also feed on sap and rotten fruit. All butterflies drink water, but male butterflies alsodrink liquids to obtain minerals that are important for reproduction.If one male finds a good mineral-rich wet spot to drink, others of the same species followhis example. This is known as “puddling.” Females don’t puddle but they do drink water tostay hydrated.Butterflies and moths drink their liquid food through a proboscis. The proboscis is a longstraw-like tube that unrolls from the head when the butterfly needs to take either food orwater for its liquid diet.Making a proboscis (see illustration on next page):1. Cut a 2-inch paper strip.2. Color both sides.3. Fold your paper in half lengthwise.4. Fold the right side in and line it up at the centerfold.5. Fold the left side of the paper in and line it up with the far right crease, underthe paper flap.6. Fold the right side of the paper down over the left side and crease.7. Tape the folded right side down to form a flat tube.8. Roll the paper from the bottom to the top.9. Place your mouth on the unrolled side and blow. Now you have a proboscis.Florida Museum of Natural History http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu 41
Food and Finding ItLesson TenAges PrimaryEating Like a Butterfly:1) Draw a flower on the other piece of paper, similar to the illustration below.2) Color and cut it out.3) Poke a straw through the center of your flower.4) Drink some juice or water through the straw. Now you are eating like a butterfly!Florida Museum of Natural History http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu 42
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Page 7 and 8: Teacher InformationThe first stage
Page 9 and 10: Words to Knowarthropod- an animal g
Page 11 and 12: What is an Insect?Lesson OneFigure
Page 13 and 14: Butterflies and UsLesson TwoAges Pr
Page 15 and 16: Butterflies and UsLesson TwoFigure
Page 17 and 18: Butterfly Anatomy: Candy Butterflie
Page 19 and 20: Butterfly Anatomy: Candy Butterflie
Page 21 and 22: Butterfly vs. Moth: Do you see the
Page 23 and 24: Butterfly vs. Moth: Antennae Activi
Page 25 and 26: Butterfly vs. Moth: Wings to WearLe
Page 35 and 36: Life Cycle: IntroductionLesson Seve
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Page 47 and 48: Mating: Locating a Host PlantLesson
Page 49 and 50: Predator Avoidance: CamouflageLesso
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