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Monarch Butterflies

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Monarch butterflies, and their amazing life cycle, are the focus of this presentation. Young students take in some very good photographs and descriptions of each of the stages of the butterfly's life. This would be an excellent introduction to a unit on butterflies.

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monarch butterflies, butterflies, chrysalis, eggs, larvae

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adult, chrysalis, egg, larvae, monarch butterflies, science
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Presentations
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For Teacher Use
Number of Slides
11

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