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 : Task: Butterfly or Moth?
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Approach: Station Level: 4 & 8 
Focus:   Comprehending meaning, analysing 
Resources: A3 poster, computer program on laptop computer
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Questions/instructions:
This activity uses the computer.
Read the poster before you use the computer.

% responses
y4
y8
Click on the button that says Butterfly or Moth? The computer will tell you what to do.
1. Which insect has 2 pairs of wings?
both
55
75
2. Which insect comes out in daylight?
butterfly
78
87
3. Which insect rests with its wings out?
moth
63
74
4. Which male insect finds a female by her scent?
moth
62
82
5. Which insect has a blob on the end of its antenna?
butterfly
69
83
6. Which insect uses its wings to fly?
both
59
82
7. Which insect feeds on flower nectar?
both
37
64
8. Which insect rests with its wings together?
butterfly
66
76
9. Which insect has feathery antenna?
moth
67
77
10. Which insect has eggs that hatch into caterpillars?
both
27
51
11. Which insect has hooks on its feet?
both
39
64
12. Which insect shivers before it flies?
moth
72
83
13. Which insect sees in colour?
both
24
45
14. Which insect comes out at night?
moth
84
92
Total score:
14
2
13
 
12–13
14
31
10–11
16
22
8–9
22
15
6–7
24
9
4–5
16
8
0–3
6
2
Commentary:
Forty-four percent of year 8 students got no more than two of the 14 answers wrong compared to just 16 percent of the year 4 students. Predictably, the year 8 students’ advantage was greatest on the more difficult questions (questions 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13).
 
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