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Project Butterfly WINGS is: A youth-centered scientific inquiry adventure into the world of butterflies

Project Butterfly WINGS is: A youth-centered scientific inquiry adventure into the world of butterflies. What can you learn by studying butterflies?. For youth, Project Butterfly WINGS: Integrates 4-H life skills through activities and cooperative learning

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Project Butterfly WINGS is: A youth-centered scientific inquiry adventure into the world of butterflies

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  1. Project Butterfly WINGS is: A youth-centered scientific inquiry adventure into the world of butterflies

  2. What can you learn by studying butterflies?

  3. For youth, Project Butterfly WINGS: Integrates 4-H life skills through activities and cooperative learning Develops scientific literacy through inquiry Guides youth through designing their own project Encourages decision making, problem solving and ownership Supports leaders to guide youth without having previous knowledge of butterflies Flexible projects support youth regardless of age, skill level or available time

  4. Explore Inquire Contribute Engage

  5. WINGS resources: Youth guide Leader guide Web site

  6. Explore Leaders and Youth do not need to be know anything about butterflies to get started Youth explore and learn based upon their own curiosity Empowers youth because they are making decisions

  7. Inquire Empowers youth to research answers to their own questions Youth participate in investigations Supports and develops understanding of scientific process and knowledge

  8. Engage Youth make discoveries through exploration Youth-guided and youth-initiated investigation Youth collaborate on group projects

  9. Contribute Youth participate in a national science project through monitoring butterflies Youth report and share their findings

  10. Youth Guide: Scientific Discovery Explore our natural world Formulate questions, collect data, follow procedures Conduct a butterfly monitoring project Report data on WINGS web site as a citizen scientist

  11. Leader Guide: Supporting Exploration Group activities and discussion questions Background information Guided inquiry Facilitate youth exploration and inquiry Leader resources

  12. Web site: Engage & Contribute WINGS resources for youth and leaders Everything Butterfly guides Share results

  13. Let’s Go! Next steps: Read the Leader Guide and the Youth Guide Familiarize yourself with the web site Guide youth as they explore, inquire and learn

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