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Overview of the Instructional Model and Focus Questions Lesson Plan

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Overview of the Instructional Model and Focus Questions

Learners design STELLA model based upon scientific research done on monarch butterfly lifecycle; model allows students to predict how many larva will be produced during the winter and thus collect the correct amount of food to sustain their population.

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monarch butterflies, butterflies

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6th - 8th

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