Butterfly Flight
3:58
Grades: 3 - 8

Video Description: Chris Hartley of the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House shares unique facts about butterflies and how they fly.

Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Nature-21**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Use the video in conjunction with a student activity that has students observing butterfly behavior. What butterflies do they see in their yard, at school, or in other locations? What do they notice about how the butterflies fly?
  • Use the video in conjunction with a student activity focused on butterfly migration.

 

*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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