Monarch Butterfly Research, Project Based Learning Science - Butterfly Lifecycle

How can we take action to save the monarch butterfly population from the threat of extinction? This resource is a project-based learning science unit focused on saving the endangered monarch butterfly. This resource is a comprehensive guide for teaching students about the monarch butterfly and empowering them to take action to protect this beautiful migrating species. After students gather information for their research about the monarch, they can voice their own ideas for SAVING THE MONARCHS.

WHY TEACHERS LOVE PBL...

• This PBL unit incorporates 21st Century skills with challenging, engaging, and creative activities. 
• There are many opportunities for differentiation, cooperative learning, and technology integration. 
• This real-world challenge requires students to use inquiry, critical thinking, and creative minds during high-interest cross-curricular activities [math, STEM, social studies, ELA].
• Easily adapted for enrichment or gifted students in other grade levels.

***Teachers, if you want to go digital with collaborative research and organizing this project, take a look at my Project Based Learning Digital Interactive Notebook.

IN THIS UNIT:

• Slideshow about monarch butterflies with vocabulary
• KWL
• Parts of a butterfly
• Crossword puzzle
• Resources for monarch research
• I Wonder
• Monarchs reading passage
• Monarch Sightings table
• Monarch Research guide
• Mapping the migration
• Butterfly Waystation (habitat) and grid
• Graphic Organizer
• Monarch Research report
• Video Commercial
• PicCollage with sample
• Monarch Butterfly craft and facts with pictures
• A Bit More… Additional resources and activities
• Google Slides for research - (Replace the last part "edit?usp=sharing" with the word "copy" You can just put your cursor at the end of the URL and hit delete up until the forward slash. Then type the word "copy" and hit enter.)
• I Can Help
• My Reflections

** Teachers, you can decide how you wish to implement the unit. You may want some students to do some of the easier activities and others to do more research and problem-solving. They can easily work in groups during this project.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU HAVE SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I taught a Project Based Learning Lab during the 2019-2020 school year. I used the Monarch Butterfly PBL materials with my 5th grade students. We learned a lot about the Monarch butterfly and were able to keep notes about what we learned using the different resource Monarch Sources sheets. We started with the Monarch facts activity where students wrote 5 new facts they learned about the Monarch on the Monarch Facts sheets. We also used the map included to document the Monarchs migration paths from South America to North American and the routes they took in returning to Mexico. The students learned so much and it was easy for me to teach with these materials.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I'm so excited to use this project with my fourth graders! When I mentioned it this week, they were so excited that I was going to be able to let them film a commercial of their own!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “At the beginning of the year we have a butterfly unit to learn about life cycles. This was a great addition to the unit. The pages included in this resource were helpful to scaffold students in independent research. Each day we spent time researching a different topic and by the end, we felt like Monarch experts!”

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→ Project Based Learning Growing Bundle

→ Project Based Learning Units

→ Project Based Learning Digital Interactive Notebook

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