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• Grades: Early Childhood–Grade 8; recommended for ages 4+
• Number of Students: 33 students
• Number of Lessons: Flexible; no fixed number of lessons is specified
• Hours of Content: ontent can be integrated into science instruction throughout the caterpillar-to-butterfly experience.
• Additional Resources: School Kit Instruction Booklet ; STEM Journal w/Classroom Actiities ; Butterfly Pavilion School Kit instructional resources ; Caterpillar-raising tips and guidance

Highlights:

• Prepaid electronic voucher delivered by email
• Redeems for a School Kit refill with 33 live baby caterpillars
• Provides an individual observation experience for each student
• Hands-on STEM learning centered on metamorphosis and the butterfly life cycle
• Shipping and handling are prepaid
• Designed as a refill for the Insect Lore Butterfly Pavilion/Deluxe School Kit
• Proudly grown in the USA

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

• Butterfly life cycle
• Metamorphosis
• Caterpillar growth and development
• Chrysalis formation
• Butterfly emergence
• Animal life cycles
• Scientific observation and documentation
• Nature and environmental science
• STEM inquiry and journaling
• Basic entomology

Standard Alignments:

Supports instruction related to life science, animal life cycles, metamorphosis, scientific observation, recording data, and inquiry-based STEM practices. Insect Lore describes its classroom butterfly kits as bringing life-science standards to life through hands-on observation and STEM activities. Specific grade-level NGSS codes are not published on the product page, so exact standards should be selected based on the instructor's grade level and implementation.

What’s Included:

• 33 live baby caterpillars
• 33 2-oz. mini cups with lids
• 10 oz. caterpillar food
• Transfer brush
• Plastic spoon
• Plastic knife for measuring/leveling food
• Hook-and-loop fasteners for attaching chrysalis cups to the habitat
• Feeding dropper
• School Kit Instruction Booklet
• STEM Journal

Technology Requirements/Specifications:

• Internet/email access is required to receive and redeem the digital voucher.
• No special classroom technology is required for the hands-on activities.
• Video instructional resources are available online.
• A suitable butterfly habitat is required but is not included with the refill.

Special Notes and Considerations:

• This is a digital voucher, not a shipment of live insects at the time of purchase.
• The voucher is intended as a refill for an existing Butterfly Pavilion/School Kit; a butterfly habitat must be available before redemption. 
• Insect Lore guarantees that at least 20 of the 33 caterpillars will develop into healthy butterflies.
• Live insects are temperature-sensitive; Insect Lore recommends appropriate outdoor temperatures when ordering/redeeming live insects.
• Live insects cannot be shipped to Mexico, Canada, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, APO, FPO, or DPO addresses. 
• Small parts present a choking hazard; the product is intended for ages 4+.