Mounting Insects

WHY?

Mounting butterflies affords the student the opportunity to get a better look at these beautiful creatures. When the butterfly is still the student can study them and actually see the distinct parts that make up a butterfly. In this way study can be first hand of the wings of the butterflies. In powerfully flying insects, the wings are most beautifully adapted for the stresses and aerodynamics of flight. The veins are thicker, stronger, and closer together toward the front edge and thinner yet flexible toward the rear edge. This makes the insect wing an excellently constructed 'airfoil' capable of exerting both 'propulsion' and 'lift' while minimizing 'drag'. They are a fabulous creation of our world and we can learn many things from them.

ASSESSMENT: Can the student communicate what they observed?

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four Student is able to communicate all the parts of the butterfly that they mount and its function.

three Student is able to communicate most of the parts of the butterfly that they mount and its function.

two Student is able to communicate some of the parts of the butterfly that they mount and its function.

one Student is able to communicate one of the parts of the butterfly that they mount and its function.

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Last modified: Sat Nov 15 13:12:35 PST 1997