Fellow Candidates:
As of this date I have not received to my question from "Ask A Scientist." My question is "Within the chrysalis what changes take place at the cellular level when the caterpillar changes to a butterfly?"
Since I did not know how long the response would take, I researched the question myself. Some interesting insights were discovered. Newly hatched caterpillars have the same of cells whether they are newly hatched or ready to pupate. Humans on the other hand, cells increase as we grow. Caterpillar have imaginal discs that will develop into various parts of the butterfly when inside the chrysalis.
The "Ask A Scientist" site could be used by the students to ask questions of anactual scientist in just about any science discipline. The knowledge gained from a student might provide a deeper understanding of a concept or even spark more curiosity and lead to more investigation by the student. When my students study the monarch butterflies there is a page on a website that ask questions of a scientist of an entomologist specializing in monarchs.
Mark
ReplyDeleteI think it is amazing that you went above and beyond and went searching out the information to answer your question on your own after the Ask A Scientist website did not answer your question in a timely manner. Now you have some great information and resources to explain to concepts to your students regarding this wonderful project that you do with them.
~Charity