Partying Butterflies
Planet Earth
Among the many creatures you will get to see while at the Assiniboine Park Zoo are butterflies. In this activity, you will get to experience what it is like to eat like a butterfly!
Instructions:
Adult butterflies eat by sucking the nectar of flowers with their proboscis. The proboscis is very much like a curled up party maker (otherwise known as a party blower).To pretend like you are a butterfly sucking the nectar from a flower, you need to first draw a flower on a piece of paper with colored chalk. Be sure to fill the center of your flower in with the chalk. The center of your flower will be your target because this is where the nectar is stored in the flower.
After creating your flower picture, hang the paper on the wall in front of you. Walk up to the flower picture with your party maker in your mouth. Begin blowing the party maker so it uncurls and makes contact with your paper. It is harder than it sounds! With the paper being so close to your face, it can be difficult to find the right position that allows you to hit your middle target.
When you blow the party maker, the end will touch the flower picture you have drawn. The more you hit the chalk drawing, the more the chalk should be transferred to the tip of the party maker. See how much of the “nectar” you can get from the flower you have drawn. Then, have a contest with someone else in your travel group and see who can get the most “nectar” from the flower!
Conclusion:
In this activity, you pretended you were a butterfly and learned how to eat like one. Can you list the ways that other insects, such as ants and mosquitoes, eat their food?Supplies & Materials
-party maker-paper
-chalk
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est. visit time: 0.0 hrs
Best Audience
Age: Children (4-8yrs)Duration: 15-30 minutes
Cognitive Level: 1-3 Grade
Activity Level: Low
Attention Span: Low
When to do it: During Your Trip, On Location