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Conservation in Small Spaces: Butterfly Life cycles Lesson PlanConservation in Small Spaces: Butterfly Life cycles Lesson Plan
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Conservation in Small Spaces: Butterfly Life cycles

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Students discuss ways that butterflies and moths change during their lifecycles, observe caterpillars, and explore how their different body parts work.

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butterflies, metamorphosis

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butterflies, lifecycles, metamorphosis, science
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3rd - 5th
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Science
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