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  • Challenge Questions #4 and #5

    Nancy Heilman (nheilman@oak.kcsd.k12.pa.us)
    Tue, 18 Mar 1997 13:09:00 -0500

    Challenge Question #4

    "How do you think monarchs know when it is time to leave from Mexico?"

    Answer: In my research, I read that monarchs have an internal
    timer that when nature's rythym changes. The monarchs them feel the
    urgency to leave Maxico and return to their home.

    Challenge Question #5

    "What will the monarchs nedd when they return to the north? Why?"

    Answer: The monarchs will need: Warm weather so they won't
    freeze. milkweed so they can lay their larvae, Flowers to prtovide
    nectar for food and other butterflies.

    Marisa McCollough
    Ms. Heilman's 7th grade class