If you have ever had the opportunity to see a real geode, you know how interesting they are.

Now you can create your own and learn about the formation of crystals. Enjoy!

From:

Connections Academy – Online School for Grades K–12.

Although common some years in the Southwest, checkered white butterflies are found throughout the United States, and are thought to move north through the summer.

Here in the desert, the adults visit the seasonal wildflowers for nectar.

(Photograph by Megan McCarty at Wikimedia)

The larvae (caterpillars) have black and yellow spots and speckles. They feed on plants in the mustard family, which are only abundant after sufficient winter rains.

Have you seen any checkered white butterflies yet this year?

Our mystery seeds this week are also from a southwestern plant.

It wasn’t the seeds or flowers that caught our eye, but the seed cases.

Does this help?

Please leave a comment if you recognize these mystery seeds.

I’ll post the answer next Tuesday.