Our Investigative Planning Our Questions  

What is the diversity of butterflies, and how many of each species can we attract at our school site? Do caterpillars prefer warm or cold soil? What conditions do they need to survive? Does a cocoon survive with or without sunlight? How does weather affect our butterfly population?

Hypothesis

Cultivating, planting, and growing plants which butterflies, and their larva, are attracted to will increase the butterfly population and number of species at the school site.  EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Each grade level chairperson at our school will be responsible for adapting this investigation into their lesson plans for the 1999-2000 school year. Results will be forthcoming! Check back to see how we are doing! INDEPENDENT VARIABLES variety of plants that we have at Figueroa Street Elementary variety of flowers that we have at Figueroa Street Elementary DEPENDENT VARIABLES butterflies caterpillars CONFOUNDING VARIABLES weather, noise, and air pollution. Human and Animal Predators EQUIPMENT NEEDED water, seeds, plant and/or butterfly nutrients, butterfly science prepartion kits developed by teachers, journals, pencils, cameras (digital or regular) and planting boxes and soil. PROCEDURES We have already planted flowers and native plants which will attract butterflies. We have a set location for our garden, and we also have other areas on our campus which will enhance our study. DATA GENERATION One study per grade level Results will be recorded by students and the grade level chairperson RESULTS Will be posted here! Check back with us!

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