1. “Mariana Becomes a Butterfly” Allie Raymond Abby McAbee

2. About Mariana lives in the Dominican Republic has a Papa and a Tia Leti favorite plant is Ohelo berry plant loves butterflies

3. Mariana’s Problem favorite plant, Ohelo, is not growing berries are in seeds insects pollinate seeds seeds aren’t getting pollinated- why??

4. Why Don’t Bugs Come? Ohelo is from Hawaii not shaped like D.R. plants bugs can’t get the pollen out

5. What Mariana Does watches her garden for insects records in her journal pictures and words sees no insects visiting Ohelo What can she do??

6. Solutions bring insects from another country use a puff ball to transfer pollen make her own pollinator

7. What She Chooses insects can harm other plants and people puff ball is too big So…. she makes her own!!

8. What Kids Learn Science- what is an engineer? pollination scientific process pesticides butterfly life cycle culture- Domincan Republic Spanish words

9. Critique Age: 2 nd and 3 rd liked this activity for younger elementary students directions not clear, though lots of information in the book for age level activity is fun and engaging

10. Our Experiment

11. What We did made a hand pollinator tested aluminum foil and pipe cleaners pipe cleaner worked much better why? – furry like insects legs – thinner – picks up pollen easier – less pollen falls off