Project Butterfly WINGS is:

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Project Butterfly WINGS is A youth-centered
scientific inquiry adventure into the world of
butterflies
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What can you learn by studying butterflies?
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• For youth, Project Butterfly WINGS
• Integrates 4-H life skills through activities and
  cooperative learning
• Develops scientific literacy through inquiry
• Guides youth through designing their own project
• Encourages decision making, problem solving and
  ownership
• Supports leaders to guide youth without having
  previous knowledge of butterflies
• Flexible projects support youth regardless of
  age, skill level or available time

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Explore
Inquire
Contribute
Engage
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WINGS resources Youth guide Leader
guide Web site
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Explore Leaders and Youth do not need to be know
anything about butterflies to get started Youth
explore and learn based upon their own
curiosity Empowers youth because they are
making decisions
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Inquire Empowers youth to research answers to
their own questions Youth participate in
investigations Supports and develops
understanding of scientific process and knowledge
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Engage Youth make discoveries through
exploration Youth-guided and youth-initiated
investigation Youth collaborate on group
projects
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Contribute Youth participate in a national
science project through monitoring
butterflies Youth report and share their
findings
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Youth Guide Scientific Discovery Explore our
natural world Formulate questions, collect data,
follow procedures Conduct a butterfly monitoring
project Report data on WINGS web site as a
citizen scientist
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Leader Guide Supporting Exploration Group
activities and discussion questions Background
information Guided inquiry Facilitate youth
exploration and inquiry Leader resources
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Web site Engage Contribute WINGS resources
for youth and leaders Everything Butterfly
guides Share results
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Lets Go! Next steps Read the Leader Guide
and the Youth Guide Familiarize yourself with
the web site Guide youth as they explore,
inquire and learn