![]() | Project title | The metamorphosis of the Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)![]() ![]() |
Difficulty Level | Elementary school | |
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Description | ||
This science fair project was conducted to find out how global warming and temperature affects the metamorphosis of a butterfly. The science project experiment involved the Painted lady butterfly. | ||
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1. For this science fair project, the independent variable is the temperature that the caterpillars are exposed to during the chrysalis stage. The dependent variable is the number of days it takes for the transformation from the beginning of the chrysalis stage until the butterfly emerge. This is determined by observing and counting the chrysalis in the tank everyday. The constants (control variables) are the number of butterflies, the species of butterflies used, the type of leaves the caterpillars are fed and the size of the fish tank. 2. The 3 fish tanks are labeled A, B and C. ..... |