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Patrons learn how to use field guides for exploring the natural world and create their own field guide for their local community

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Add a Tech Twist	Optional: Encourage patrons to engage in citizen science and share their butterfly data and observations with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
Hints for uses in your library	This activity would be a great opportunity to reach out to a local community partner, such as a local entomologist or nature preserve, to see how they can contribute
Related Links	SciGirls Scientific Inquiry Process How to Engage Girls in STEM Activity in Spanish
Originating Source	SciGirls Connect
Related Books [Suggest a book]	Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You Peterson Field Guide to Western Butterflies Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies

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