Look around you. No matter what you see, whether its grass, an apple, or a person, there is science involved! How grass grows is a process of science. An apple rotting is a process of science. Your body is also involved with science such as digesting food. What are some other examples involving science? Read to find out! We will go over some examples where science is involved with fun visuals and explanations.
How does a caterpillar turn into a butterfly?
Let's learn about the life cycle of a butterfly!
Egg Stage: The female butterfly leaves her eggs on a nearby leaf of a plant. The round or spherical eggs stay on the same leaf for several days or even weeks. The layer outside the egg helps keep the egg dry, and safe from extreme weather such as rain.
Larva Stage: Finally, the egg hatches and a larva comes out, which is also a caterpillar. For many weeks, the caterpillar tries its best to eat as much food as possible. It usually eats leaves to help it grow. Slowly, the different body parts of the caterpillar begin to grow out, and this includes the wings.
Chrysalis Stage: After the caterpillar has eaten enough to help it fully grow, it turns into a chrysalis (with its shape like a cocoon; also called pupa), and hangs on the stem of a leaf. During this time, the caterpillar grows out its wings and develops into a butterfly structure. This process lasts for several weeks.
Adult Stage: The time has finally come! The butterfly slowly breaks out of its chrysalis and the wings begin to flutter. However, the butterfly takes some time to dry itself since it stayed in the chrysalis for several weeks. Then, the butterfly can take off and help produce new butterflies, causing the process to repeat!
The life cycle of the butterfly is a common process that happens in nature and science is part of the whole process!
How do we speak? The science behind talking.
A simple question with a deep explanation...
The human body is made up of different parts such as the mouth, neck, and fingers. One part of the body that helps the most with talking is the larynx. The larynx is located in the neck and contains five parts: epiglottis, supraglottis, vocal cord, glottis, and the subglottis. The vocal cord in the larynx is in charge of controlling vibration. When we talk, vibration is the noise that we hear. However, how do we pronounce words so well? That's where the mouth and lip come in. The mouth and lip help with our pronunciation and allows us to say words clearly. Without the larynx and its parts, we wouldn't be able to speak to others.
Have you ever choked on water or food? The vocal cord is also responsible for blocking food from entering the windpipe, which is an important body part that helps us breathe. When you choke on water or food, that means it has entered the windpipe and makes us gasp for air. Believe it or not, science is in our own bodies and helps us function properly!
The life cycle of a butterfly and how we speak are two processes in which science is involved. Science is part of our everyday lives. Can you think of one process where science is involved? Thanks for reading and happy learning!
Resources Used:
1. Elva. “Life Cycle of the Butterfly.”Science for Kids, 16 Mar. 2020, www.sciencewithme.com/learn-about-the-life-cycle-of-the-butterfly.
2. “Exactly What Is a Larynx and Why Do I Need One?”Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia, PA, 6 Dec. 2018, www.foxchase.org/blog/2013-02-03-exactly-what-larynx-and-why-do-i-need-one#:%7E:text=The%20larynx%20is%20also%20responsible,and%20gums%20to%20generate%20speech.
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