We had a lot of fun with Henry's science fair project this past month. Henry wanted to raise butterflies. We bought a kit online and got started. As we came to understand the rules more clearly (this is our first project) we realized Henry needed to "test" something and follow the scientific method. We found one idea online about testing whether the butterflies liked salty, sugar, or plain water but that wasn't very interesting. Then we had the idea of seeing which color flowers liked best. Once our butterflies emerged, Henry chose 3 different colored plants of the same type of flower and we created a butterfly habitat in their bathroom. Henry made observations at different times and charted where the butterflies were in the bathroom. While his hypothesis was wrong (he thought they would like the purple the best) he won 1st place in Botany for 4th grade and 1st place for Botany 4th/5th overall. He gets to go to the district fair next! Way to go, Henry!
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