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Apple Slice With Star

By Janice VanCleave

Apple Slice Star

Dried apples have unusual, but very interesting characteristics. Discover For Yourself Ask an adult to cut an apple in half, cutting across the apple as shown in the diagram. 1. Allow one-half of the apple to dry. Place the apple piece near a window so that it receives direct sunlight if possible. Place something, such […]

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: craft, dehydration

Springy Snake

By Janice VanCleave

Making a Snake Model

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: craft, snake

Butterfly Metamorphosis

By Janice VanCleave

A fun human modeling of a butterfly, with six legs and two pairs of wings.

Metamorphosis is a series of changes. The metamorphosis of a butterfly (life cycle) can be modeled using a few craft items, including a paper plate, construction paper and other stuff shown in the diagram. Discover for Yourself 1. Draw and cut out a 6-inch circle from construction paper. (Color is optional). 2. Fold the paper […]

Filed Under: General Science Tagged With: adult, animal, butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, craft, egg, life cycle, metamorphosis

ButterflyWing Color

By Janice VanCleave

You can use a butterfly wing craft to teach camouflage. First prepare a butterfly wing for each child. This can be done by folding one-fourth of a sheet of green construction paper in half. Draw the wing pattern shown, and then cut it out. Cut a large leaf from the remaining section of the green […]

Filed Under: Insects Tagged With: butterfly, camouflage, craft, Insects

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