Butterflies are Free

Dr. Kessler ordered us a cup full of baby caterpillars.  We kept a Journal as we watched them grow and grow and grow and then turn into chrysalis'. We moved them into a netted cage and watched them emerge out of their cocoons and fly to the oranges we put in the cage. It was a fascinating process.  After we watched them for a few days, we took them outside and set them free. We learned that their wings are congruent and they have a line of symmetry right down their middle. We made caterpillars that crawled up on the wall and turned into cocoons and then they slowly opened and became butterflies. It was like magic. Their wings were congruent and each child can identify the line of symmetry. Science mixed with art is so cool!