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  • Challenge Question #4

    Sue Leither (Sue@DesignLearn.com)
    Thu, 6 Mar 1997 13:01:13 -0600

    We think the butterflies are born knowing the way to migrate back North
    - that is an instinct they have. We also think that certain conditions
    in the trees or certain temperatures let them know it is time to leave.

    The 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders at the St. Paul Family Learning Center
    St. Paul, Minnesota