1. Let’s Talk Science Educational Activities
    1. Eat Like a Butterfly
    2. Chromatography Butterfly
  2. Butterfly Show Resources
    1. Butterfly Species Spotlight
    2. Butterfly Colouring Page
    3. Educational Posters
  3. Discover More
    1. Is it a Fly? Or is it a Bee?
    2. Exploring Canada’s Rivers
    3. Butterflies Q&A

Learn more about butterflies with us! Here you will find learning resources geared to younger audiences.

Let’s Talk Science Educational Activities

Eat Like a Butterfly

Join Let’s Talk Science volunteer, Adele, and learn about the butterfly mouth-parts called proboscis!

PDF Instructions: Eat like a butterfly.

Chromatography Butterfly

Join Let’s Talk Science volunteer, Adele, and learn about chromatography while creating butterfly-inspired art!

PDF Instructions: Chromatography Butterfly

Butterfly Show Resources

Butterfly Species Spotlight

Check out 5 spotlight videos on the shows most popular species.

Butterfly Colouring Page

Download the official butterfly show colouring page, designed by Kaylen Brzezinski.

Educational Posters

Learn all about Butterflies with our 5 educational posters designed by Kaylen Brzezinski.

Discover More

Is it a Fly? Or is it a Bee?

Former Biology MSc student Amanda Stefan LOVES bugs. In this video, she explains the clever things some bugs do to survive. Amanda studied at Carleton with Dr. Tom Sherratt.

Exploring Canada’s Rivers

Journey through the Boreal Forest with freshwater ecologist Dr. Dalal Hanna!

Butterflies Q&A

Visit our Ask an Expert page to read the Q&A from our Biology experts.