
Butterflies
Short Activities and Longer Programs

Exploring Structures - Butterfly

Colors at the Nanoscale: Butterflies, Beetles and Opals

Biomimicry: From Nature to Nanotech

DIY Nano: printable PDF version

Light Activities

Build a Giant Puzzle!
Posters and Graphics

Zoom Into a Butterfly Wing poster

Combined Zoom Poster: Everything Is Made of Atoms - Butterfly, Bloodstream, Computer Chip

Nano Museum Labels (Graphic Signs)
Exhibits

Nano Mini-Exhibition

Changing Colors exhibit
Biomimicry Resources
Photonics and LCDs Inspired by Iridescent and Structural Color PropertiesButterfly Scientific Images

Scientific Image - Overlapping Scales of Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing

Scientific Image - Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing (reflected light)

Scientific Image - Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing (non-reflected light)

Scientific Image - SEM Image of Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing

Scientific Image - Nanoscale Structures on a Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing

Scientific Image - Nanoscale Structures on a Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing
Scientific Image - Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing

Scientific Image- Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing Ridges

Scientific Image - Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing Microribs

Scientific Image - Photonic Crystal

Scientific Image - Blue Morpho Butterfly Wing Scales

Scientific Image - Blue Morpho Butterfly
Annual Events and Themes
- National Learn about Butterflies Days (March 14)
- NanoDays (end of March - Early April)
- National Nano Day (October 9th)
- Migrations in Spring and Fall
- Light - see NISE Network compilation of light activities and resources
Online workshop recording
- Online Brown-Bag: The Science Behind NanoDays 2013 - Part 2 (Recorded)
Blue morpho butterfly discussion begins at 28 minutes: 32 seconds into the online workshop
Citizen science projects
- Community science Monarch projects
- Journey North citizen science project
- SciStarter Butterfly projects
More Resources
- HowtoSmile.org butterfly activities: https://www.howtosmile.org/resource-search/butterfly
- Learn about Monarch butterflies: https://monarchjointventure.org
- Compilation of K-12 resources: https://www.playgroundequipment.com/butterflies-in-your-playground/

Finding STEM Experts
- See the "Engineering, Technology, Material Science, and Nanoscale Science" and "Agriculture: Food Science, AnimalScience, and Plant Science" sections of Working with STEM Experts: A Guide for Educators in Museums and Other Informal Learning Settings