About Image Teacher Guide The Monarch Butterfly WebQuest By Camille LoParrino Meet the Author "What type of environment would you need to keep Monarch butterflies safe and healthy while they are in your care?"  Overview  Understandings and Standards  Activities  Resources  Student Guide Powered By 3527 Mt. Diablo Blvd. #268 Lafayette, CA 94549 800.633.2248 or 510.635.8033 Fax 866.383.4570 info@my-ecoach.com Contact Us Overview Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4 Curriculum Areas: Focus: Science Secondary: Technology Topic: The Monarch Butterfly Themes: Anatomy of a Butterfly, Diet of a Caterpillar and a Butterfly, Life Cycle of a Butterfly Duration: This project will take one to four months. Summary Students will work together as researchers, scientists, and dieticians to help the Director of the Bronx Zoo develop a safe environment for Monarch butterflies. Students will learn the anatomy of the Monarch and Viceroy butterflies, the life cycles and diets of butterflies. When they have completed their research, they will work together to design a garden for the zoo with a place for each cycle of a butterfly, and a paragraph on how they prepared for the shipment of Monarchs. Rationale Although I'll begin this project with first graders, I have very high expectations for their abilities. Whenever necessary I intend to provide the scaffolding they would need to build the steps of their knowledge about butterflies, specifically, the Monarch Butterfly.