Symbolic Migration Bonus Monarch Math* Try solving this puzzler for some bonus points!* In the fall of 2005 we sent 55,681 paper butterflies to the monarch sanctuary region in Mexico. The total weight of the butterflies was 337 pounds! 2 important kinds of butterflies. Sharpen your pencils to answer: How do they compare? How many live monarch butterflies would weigh 337 pounds (if you could catch them!)? (hint: The average weight of a live monarch butterfly is about 0.5 grams.) What was the average weight of one paper butterfly? How does a paper butterfly’s weight compare to a real butterfly? And finally, how many live monarchs would it take to weigh in at 337 pounds? How do the 2 kinds of butterflies compare? Click image to check YOUR answers! *(Attention older students.) Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.