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Butterflies at School
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The best way to impart biology as science of the living world is doing this with living "material".
The observation of butterflies in nature is very impressive so many excursions should be integrated in the lessons.
To understand insects students must have the possibility to see, observe and comprehend them throughout a rather long period.
Can butterflies  be kept at school? We would say yes.

What can students learn through butterflies and moths?

  1. Dealing with caterpillars and butterflies a familiarity with these animals develops.
  2. Students can observe the fascinating precess of the change from caterpillar to pupa to butterfly (metamorphosis).
  3. They can directly experience the specialisation and peculiarities of single species.
  4. Anatomic particularities can be exactly discovered and observed.
  5. Particular reactions of behavior can be known clearly.
  6. Dealing with animals raises interest and respect for nature.

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