Interact with this season's Monarch Migration
Merge EDU is the easiest way to bring abstract STEM concepts to life and get your students excited about learning.
Every year as it gets colder, North American monarch butterflies migrate south between August and October. It is an incredible journey, but we know how challenging it can be to engage students and capture the true scale of this natural wonder. You want that "wow" moment that makes a complex concept click, but finding affordable, standards-aligned lab resources is tough.
That is exactly why we created the Merge EDU suite as part of the Merge 3D platform.
Merge EDU provides an easy, meaningful way to bring abstract STEM concepts to life and get your students excited about learning. Using the Object Viewer app, you can seamlessly integrate the "Butterflies & Moths" collection directly into your migration and life cycle lessons.
Merge EDU provides:
- Hands-on Discovery: Using Merge Object Viewer and a Merge Cube, students can hold and examine life-like 3D butterflies in their hands. This approach allows learners to observe intricate wing patterns, body structures, and movement patterns up close.
- Massive, Standards-Aligned Library: Students can explore the butterfly lifecycle with hands-on 3D models of butterfly eggs, caterpillar instars, chrysalis, and various types of adult butterflies.
- Zero Setup Friction: Web-based distribution means instant access with no app downloads on virtually any student device.
- Works With What You Have: Merge EDU works on Chromebooks, laptops, iPads, tablets, smartphones and all major devices. You do not need an expensive lab; it is classroom-ready and usable right at your students' desks.
The migrating monarchs that fly south are the last generation born each year, and incredibly can live up to 9 months—much longer than a typical monarch life span of 2 to 6 weeks. When students can hold and inspect a 3D model of that very butterfly from every angle, the abstract facts suddenly become a concrete, multi-sensory experience.
Ready to see your students' eyes light up? Start Your Free Trial today and discover how easy it is to bring the natural world into your classroom.
