Grade Level: 5 - 8
Age Range: 10 - 14
Lesson Length: 1 class
Students construct a wax model of the nervous system of the caterpillar, Manduca sexta. Changes in the nervous system during metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a moth are illustrated by changing the wax model.
Links:
The Manduca Project, University of Arizona http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
Manduca sexta Neural Systems Puzzle
Manduca Life Cycle picture is from the Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection, University of South Carolina.
| Attachment | Size |
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 Teacher Guide | 91.32 KB |
| Student Guide | 47.04 KB |
| Manduca sexta Life Cycle Picture (b&w) | 69.19 KB |
| Manduca sexta Life Cycle Picture (color) | 47.01 KB |
| Student Guide: Manduca sexta Puzzle | 46.76 KB |
| Key to Student Guide | 45.85 KB |