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Migrating Monarchs and Trekking Timber wolves on the Internet Lesson PlanMigrating Monarchs and Trekking Timber wolves on the Internet Lesson Plan
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Migrating Monarchs and Trekking Timber wolves on the Internet

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Learners learn and observe the life cycle of a monarch butterfly. They explore how wolves maintain complex social structure through scent, communications, and postures.

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the internet, monarch butterflies, butterflies

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internet, monarch butterfly, timber wolf, science
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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