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With mouth wide open, vibrating air coming up the throat from the vocal chords leaving the open mouth and spreading in all directions. Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, author of 50+ best-selling science experiment books for children ages 4 through high school. I taught science for 27 years and now am creating this science website.   My scream was not staged. The picture was to be of two adult cats, which I was holding. A microsecond before the camera snapped, the two cats dug their claws into my skin as they prepared to leap out of my arms. A picture like this is great for making inferences. Kids could make "guesses" as to why I am screaming. They would be drawing on facts from the photo, such as I look like I am in pain or maybe I am just pretending.

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Symbiosis: Butterflies & Flowers

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Butterflies and Flowers

The  relationship between butterflies and flowers is called symbiosis.

Symbiosis: A relationship between two organisms in which the organisms benefit from one another.

How Butterflies benefit flowers.

Butterflies pollinate flowers, which means they transfer the flower’s pollen from one place to another and even from one plant to another. Pollination results in the formation of seeds.

How Flowers benefit butterflies.

Flowers produce nectar (a sugary liquid) that contains nutrients that butterflies need. Butterflies have a long tube-like mouth part called a proboscis. Butterflies are able to use their proboscis to drink nectar from flowers.

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