Educator Resources: Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium

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Plan your class field trip to the Vivarium with these free resources.

Butterfly Vivarium Educator's Guide

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Butterfly Vivarium Educator's Guide

Get an advance look at the exhibition's major themes and what your class will encounter. This six-page guide for K-12 educators includes a Map of the Exhibition, Essential Questions (important background content), Teaching in the Exhibition (self-guided explorations), Come Prepared Checklist, Correlation to Standards, and Glossary.

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More Resources

Use these free online resources before or after your visit to further explore themes presented in the Butterfly Conservatory exhibition.

Digital Collections Butterfly Images Lepidoptera abound in the Gottesman Library's Rare Book and Archival collections! Hands-on Draw a Monarch You don't have to be a terrific artist to create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly—just willing to take your time... Reading The Butterfly Kingdom Taiwan may be a small island, but it's home to more kinds of butterflies than any almost other place in the world — about 400 species... Reading Draw a Butterfly Challenge Winners Kids took the OLogy Challenge and shared their work with us! Blog Post How Do Moths and Butterflies Survive a New York City Winter? Learn how moths and butterflies adapt to survive harsh winter conditions in an urban environment like New York City. February 7, 2013 Exhibit Extinct and Endangered See incredible macro photographs of vulnerable or extinct insects from the Museum's collection by Levon Biss.  Video Nabokov's Butterflies Shelf Life 360 Georeferencing a famous author's road trip to collect butterflies.