Form
and Function in Nature
Write a descriptive list of all the "look alikes" students mention. In a column to the right, have students describe the function. As a class, write a poem incorporating the various forms and functions the group has generated. Next, reveal to the students that this pictures is actually a part of the monarch butterfly. Ask them to imagine what part of a monarch this might be. Finally, show the video clip of the metamorphosis process from caterpillar to chrysalis. Learn from Dr. Brower's description what the silk and hooks do. Then go back to your list. Are any of the functions similar to those on the list you generated? Science
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