Investigate these beauties of the insect world. From metamorphosis to food sources to symmetry, these animals are a wonderful starting point for understanding life cycles, camouflage and interdependency.

About Group Programs

Programs are explorations where participants watch and engage with a Science Center educator who showcases amazing scientific experiments to guests.

Build a Butterfly is designed for grades Pre-K–2.

Virginia Standards of Learning:

• Kindergarten: 6 and 7
• 1st Grade: 5
• 2nd Grade: 4 and 5

North Carolina Standard Course of Study:

• Life Science: K.1, 1.1 and 2.1