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1 METAMORPHOSIS & THE ENVIRONMENT Handouts 6th & 7th Grade Science Unit EarthsBirthday.org BUTTERFLY LAB

2 CONTENTS Note: Answer Keys are in the Teacher Guide. Handout: Controlled Experiment Step-by-Step 3-4 Handout: What Are the Parts of a Thermometer? 5 Handout: Make a Classroom Temperature Map 7-8 Handout: What Is Hot & What Is Not? 9-10 Handout: Data & Observations Day-to-Day Handouts: 3 Graphs Handouts: Lightbulb Inventory & Energy Costs Earth s Birthday Project cultivates hope for the future by inspiring wonder, learning & care of the natural world in children, teachers & parents. Since 1989, more than 15 million children have delighted in raising butterflies, learning about the natural world & supporting conservation. Our work empowers students to initiate environmentally responsible actions in school & at home EarthsBirthday.org

3 BUTTERFLY LAB A Controlled Experiment Step-by-Step Reading Assignment A controlled experiment is a scientific way to learn by changing one variable and observing the results. The class will conduct a controlled experiment to learn how heat affects the metamorphosis of butterflies. You ll begin by reviewing the steps of a controlled experiment. Steps of a Controlled Experiment 1. Ask a testable question 2. Conduct research 3. Write a strong hypothesis testable prediction of results 4. Design a procedure or step-by-step sequence to collect data 5. Analyze results or data using charts and graphs 6. Draw conclusions about the hypothesis and the experiment 7. Then communicate what was learned Step 1 Ask a testable question There are all kinds of questions. But for a scientific investigation, the question needs to be testable. Testable questions can be answered by the students with hands-on experiments. Questions that are subjective or too general are not testable. Testable question for this experiment How does temperature affect the metamorphosis of butterflies? Step 2 Conduct research Research is learning more about the topic of the investigation. It s also learning about the materials and tools that will be used in the experiment. You will be doing research on temperature and using a thermometer. Step 3 What makes a good hypothesis? A good hypothesis is a statement. It is not a question. It should not begin with I think. The hypothesis is a prediction about what will happen in the experiment. For example Temperature affects the growth of caterpillars. Caterpillars that are cooler will grow slower than warmer caterpillars. Make the hypothesis simple. Write your hypothesis in clear and simple language. When we do this action, then this will happen. Be specific. Include your variables in the hypothesis. A good hypothesis includes the independent variable and the dependent variable.

4 BUTTERFLY LAB A Controlled Experiment cont d For example 1) When the temperature of the 3 cups of caterpillars is different, 2) then the butterflies will develop at different rates. 1) If one cup of caterpillars is warmer than the other two, 2) then the warmest cup will develop fastest. Identify the independent and dependent variables in these hypotheses. What are variables? Variables are any factor that can be controlled, changed or measured in an experiment. In a controlled experiment, there are usually 3 types of variables independent, dependent and controlled. 1. An independent variable is what is varied or changed during the experiment; it is what affects the dependent variable 2. The dependent variable is what will be measured; what will be affected during the experiment. 3. The controlled variables are held constant. An experiment compares one factor or one independent variable, therefore all the other factors in the experiment should be kept the same or controlled. Step 4 Design your experiment carefully. The experiment is a test of the hypothesis. To prove or disprove your hypothesis, the procedure or step-by-step sequence of the experiment should stay the same for as long as you need it. Take measurements and make observations. Recording measurements like the temperature of the cup and the length of the caterpillars will help you understand how your variable and the results are related. Measurements and observations are also called data. Step 5 Analyze your results. Review and compare your measurements and observations. Use charts and graphs to help you look at the data in new ways. What did you learn from each graph? Step 6 Make a conclusion. First, discuss if your hypothesis was proven or not proven. Then restate the proven or unproven hypothesis, integrating the conclusion. Step 7 Communicate the results. Scientists use texts, photographs, graphs, maps and illustrations to communicate the results of an experiment. You can be creative and find ways to help other people really understand the results of your experiment.

5 What Are the Parts of a Thermometer? Name The temperature is Celsius. The temperature is Celsius. o CELSIUS o CELSIUS bulb scale red liquid glass tube Date The temperature is Celsius. o CELSIUS

7 Classroom Temperature Map Name Date Initial Room Temperature C Time Where do you predict the warmest spot in the room is? Where do you predict the coldest spot in the room is? Top View Side View On the map, looking down from above, draw where the door, windows and teacher s desk are. Write 1, 2, 3 or 4 where your locations are. On the map, looking from the side, draw where the windows and teacher s desk are. Write 1, 2, 3 or 4 where your locations are. #1 Desk C #3 Low C #2 Window C #4 High C

8 Classroom Temperature Map Graph Name Date DESK WINDOW LOW HIGH DEGREES CELSIUS LEGEND: #1 Desk C #2 Window C #3 Low C #4 High C

9 SCIENCE READING What Is Hot and What Is Not? You can feel if something is hot or cold with your skin. When you wash your hands, the water feels warm. If you hold an ice cube in your hand, it feels cold. When a substance feels hot or cold, you are sensing the heat energy that it contains. Different people sense hot and cold differently, but science measures it precisely. Heat energy is the energy of moving atoms and molecules. The faster the molecules or atoms are moving, the more heat energy they produce. Sometimes we need to measure heat energy. Temperature is the measure of the heat energy in a substance. It is measured using a thermometer. A doctor uses a thermometer to measure the body s temperature. On an oven, you can set an exact temperature to bake cupcakes. A thermometer is typically a narrow glass tube. It is sealed. One end of the tube is a bulb that contains a red liquid. The red liquid inside the tube expands when it is heated. It contracts when it is cooled. This is because the molecules that make up the liquid expand and contract. Molecules move a little further apart and move faster when they are heated. Molecules also move a little closer together and more slowly when they are cooled. On the side of the glass tube is a series of marks called a scale. The scale is used to measure the height of the red liquid in the thermometer. The marks are also called degrees. You would say that the temperature in your classroom is 70 degrees Fahrenheit or 70 F. The symbol is another way to show degrees. There are two temperature scales commonly used around the world. In the United States, the Fahrenheit scale is used to report the weather, read the temperature of the body and in recipes. In the Fahrenheit scale, 32 F is the degree that water freezes and 212 F when it boils. The Celsius scale, represented by a C, is used in most of the world for everyday temperatures. The Celsius scale is also used by scientists all over the world to record data. As part of the decimal system, 0 C is the degree that water freezes and 100 C when it boils.

10 SCIENCE READING What Is Hot and What Is Not? Name Date 1. Two people are drinking hot chocolate. One person says that it is too hot to drink and the other says that it is just right. a. The two people are making scientific observations. b. The second person is lying in order to seem tough. c. The sense of heat can be different for each person. d. Cold means there is no heat energy. 2. Temperature is the measure of heat energy. a. A thermometer is always how heat energy is measured. b. Only a doctor should use a thermometer. c. A thermometer is one type of instrument used to measure heat energy. d. You can measure heat energy with your hand. 3. Many thermometers have a narrow glass tube filled with a liquid. a. The liquid in the tube must be red. b. The liquid expands when it gets warmer. c. If you touch the red liquid that is made from alcohol you might die. d. Mercury is no longer used in most thermometers because it is too expensive. 4. Heat energy is measured in degrees. a. All thermometers use a scale to show the degrees. b. All thermometers are long and narrow. c. A small circle next to the number of degrees is a symbol for degrees. d. On thermometers all scales are the same. 5. There are two scales used around the world. a. The USA is the only country that uses the Fahrenheit scale. b. Scientific work usually uses the Celsius scale to record data. c. Water boils at 212 degrees Celsius. d. Weather forecasters always use the Celsius scale to report the temperature. 6. In a typically narrow glass tube thermometer, it works because of the expansion and contraction of the liquid. a. When the molecules in the liquid move fast and bump into each other, the temperature is getting colder. b. Atoms and molecules are always the same. c. Molecules of alcohol and water expand and contract at the same rate. d. The molecules in a thermometer always expand when heated. Bonus Question: Why do thermometers never use water for the liquid in the tube?

11 Data & Observations Day-to-Day Question: Hypothesis: Day Date Cup 1 C Length Mode Cup 2 C Length Mode Cup 3 C Length Mode Day Date Cup 1 C Length Mode Cup 2 C Length Mode Cup 3 C Length Mode Group Name Day Date Cup 1 C Length Mode Cup 2 C Length Mode Cup 3 C Length Mode Day Date Cup 1 C Length Mode Cup 2 C Length Mode Cup 3 C Length Mode

12 Data & Observations Day-to-Day continued Day Date Cup 1 C Length Mode Cup 2 C Length Mode Cup 3 C Length Mode Day Date Cup 1 C Length Mode Cup 2 C Length Mode Cup 3 C Length Mode Day Date Cup 1 C Length Mode Cup 2 C Length Mode Cup 3 C Length Mode Day Date Cup 1 C Length Mode Cup 2 C Length Mode Cup 3 C Length Mode

13 Comparing the Rate of Metamorphosis in Butterflies Name KEY: NUMBER OF DAYS 0 # OF DAYS-LARVA # OF DAYS-PUPA TOTAL DAYS-LARVA TO ADULT CUP 1 CUP 2 CUP 3 # OF DAYS-LARVA # OF DAYS-PUPA TOTAL DAYS-LARVA TO ADULT # OF DAYS-LARVA # OF DAYS-PUPA TOTAL DAYS-LARVA TO ADULT Date

14 Comparing Temps of 3 Cups of Larva Name Date DAYS DEGREES CELSIUS KEY:

15 Comparing Caterpillars Rate of Growth 12 Name Date DAYS UNITS OF LENGTH KEY: 16

17 Comparing Types of Lightbulbs At Home Name Date NUMBER OF LIGHTBULBS 0 INCANDESCENT CFL LED HALOGEN UNKNOWN KEY: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIGHTBULBS TOTAL NUMBER OF LIGHTBULBS

Phosphor coating Mercury-argon gas UV light Ballast

18 Lightbulb Diagrams & Energy Costs Name Date Compact fluorescent lightbulb Incandescent lightbulb Glass tube Phosphor coating Mercury-argon gas UV light Ballast Inert gas Filament Support wires Glass mount Electrical contact

19 Lightbulb Diagrams & Energy Costs Name Date CFL The compac t fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) is wat t s. Electric meters measure kilowatts; 1,000 watts equals 1 kilowatt, so you will need to divide the wattage of the lightbulb by 1,000 to calculate the kilowatts (kw) used. Incandescent The incandescent lightbulb (CFL) is wat t s. Electric meters measure kilowatts; 1,000 watts equals 1 kilowatt, so you will need to divide the wattage of the lightbulb by 1,000 to calculate the kilowatts (kw) used. wat tage of CFL 1,000 = kw wat tage of CFL 1,000 = kw Count the number of days the lightbulb was on and complete the formula. Count the number of days the lightbulb was on and complete the formula. days 24 hours = hours days 24 hours = hours Next calculate the kilowatt hours. Next calculate the kilowatt hours. kw hours = kw hours kw hours = kw hours Here is the formula to calculate the cost of energy. kw Used x Hours Used x $0.09 = Cost of Energy (CoE) Here is the formula to calculate the cost of energy. kw Used x Hours Used x $0.09 = Cost of Energy (CoE) In January 2016 from PNM, 1 kw cost $0.09. Plug in the numbers to calculate the cost of energy used by keeping the CFL on for many days. In January 2016 from PNM, 1 kw cost $0.09. Plug in the numbers to calculate the cost of energy used by keeping the incandescent on for many days. kw hours $0.09 = $ CoE kw hours $0.09 = $ CoE What would the cost be if the total number of lightbulbs in your house were CFL and kept on for that many hours? What would the cost be if the total number of lightbulbs in your house were incandescent & kept on for that many hours? total lightbulbs $ CoE = $ Total CoE total lightbulbs $ CoE = $ Total CoE

BUTTERFLY LAB METAMORPHOSIS & THE ENVIRONMENT. Teacher s Guide 6th Grade Science Unit EarthsBirthday.org

BUTTERFLY LAB METAMORPHOSIS & THE ENVIRONMENT. Teacher s Guide 6th Grade Science Unit EarthsBirthday.org METAMORPHOSIS & THE ENVIRONMENT Teacher s Guide 6th Grade Science Unit 1 800 698 38 EarthsBirthday.org BUTTERFLY LAB BUTTERFLY LAB Acknowledgements Butterfly Lab is offered to New Mexico classrooms through