Symbolic Migration
Symbolic Monarch Migration Update: November 2, 2001
Today's Update Includes:
Masses of Symbolic Monarchs Arrive in
Mexico!
The final count is in, and the Grand Total of Symbolic Butterflies
that migrated to Mexico is ...........51,839!!
Monarchs from 2,405 classrooms, 48 U.S. States and the District of
Columbia, 7 Canadian Provinces, and 3 countries are included.
Everyone Wants to Know! Discussion
of CQ #1
In an earlier Update, we asked you to estimate "How many Symbolic Butterflies
do you think are flying to Mexico this year?"
Several classrooms provided very good estimates using our clues about
the hours to finish the remaining envelopes, the hours put in already, and the number
of Butterflies per envelope:
Mrs. Johnson's 4th grade class from Stringtown Elementary School in
Evansville, Indiana estimated the number of symbolic butterflies to be approximately
44,500 (maj0104em@evsc.k12.in.us)
Tamarra Griffin estimated there were 45,298 symbolic butterflies.
(tamarragriffin@yahoo.com.au)
Mrs. Fields' class's from Peachtree City, GA (fields.lynda@fcboe.org) answered that
there were 44,440 symbolic butterflies, and so did Shannon from North Carolina (JPasnc@aol.com)
Mrs. Caison's class from North Carolina also estimated 44,440 butterflies and explained
that they calculated this estimate by first determining a number of envelopes processed
Per Day: "Way we solved it: Students figured that there were 3 days more of
32 work hours needed. Three was divided into 1515 to determine the number of envelopes
opened on average each day. That meant that there were 505 envelopes opened on the
first day. Added 505 to 1515 to get 2020 then multiplied 2020 by 22 to get 44,440.We
enjoyed it." 5th grade, Elkin Elementary School, NC (caisonk@mail.elkin.k12.nc.us)
We prepared an estimate using a slightly different approach--by focusing
on the number of envelopes processed Per Hour. With this approach, we divided 1,515
by 96 hours, to get an hourly rate of 15.78 envelopes Per Hour. Next, we multiplied
15.78 by 32 hours (the hours spent on Monday), to determine they processed 505 envelopes
that day. Adding 505 envelopes to 1,515 envelopes totaled 2,020 envelopes. Multiplying
2,020 envelopes by 22 butterflies per envelope gives the same estimate as Ms. Caison's
class (44,440 total butterflies), but estimating it by a slightly different way!
Way to go everyone!
"Are We There Yet?": Discussion
of CQ #2
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UPS driver Todd Stenstrom challenged you: "Exactly how many days,
hours and minutes do you think it will take the Symbolic Butterflies to reach the
front door of the Museo del Nino in Mexico City?"
You could almost hear the excitement from all three countries as the Symbolic Butterflies
crossed the Mexican border! Right now they are in Customs in Mexico City.
Those of you who "tracking" the Symbolic Butterflies on the UPS Web site
know that they arrived in Customs on October 31st at 1:43 p.m., only 1 day, 20 hours
and 55 minutes after they left the Journey North office! (We know we asked you when
they would arrive at the Museo del Nino, but Customs must be enjoying their beauty.
Not to worry--they should arrive there soon!)
Nice Job!
Thanks to all classes who submitted their answers to these Challenge Questions. Many
of you submitted very close estimates, and we're sorry we don't have space to list
them all. You can see all of the answers by visiting:
Send Your Thanks to UPS
It's a long way from Minnesota to Mexico but, thanks to UPS, all your tens of thousands
of butterflies received a free ride. We encourage you to please write and thank UPS
directly. Without Mr. Ed Gill, COO of UPS Minnesota, this would not have been done!
Letters should be addressed and sent to:
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Mr. Ed Gill
UPS Minnesota COO
3312 Broadway St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
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Thank You for Your Generous Gifts for
Monarch Conservation!
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Click on map to enlarge
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A heartfelt thanks to the children and teachers at the 462 U.S. and Canadian
schools listed below for their contributions to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Foundation.
At a time when our daily news is filled with tragedy, their example reminds us how
people are still living with a spirit of giving and generosity.
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A total of $7,396.43 U.S. dollars was contributed during this fall's Symbolic
Monarch Migration for conservation work in Mexico. Watch for news this winter about
how these contributions are being used in Mexico by the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
Foundation.
Note: Help us with our list! This is a big job, with many names and
much information to process.
If you notice a need for corrections, please write to our feedback form immediately
and we will try to correct the situation.
Symbolic Migration Passenger List
If you haven't already done so, please carefully check for your school's name on
the Symbolic Migration Passenger List, which is available below.
When doing so, please try to picture the task on this end, with 50,000+ butterflies.
Posting the list is an opportunity for teachers to help us confirm receiving what
they have sent, rather than discovering errors next spring.
IMPORTANT: Please carefully check for your school's name on this list:
PLEASE DON'T PANIC
If you sent butterflies to Journey North and you do not find your name on the list,
please don't be alarmed. Just follow these steps:
- LOOK AGAIN! Please check the list very, very carefully. When
teachers write us in despair, we find that over 75% simply didn't read carefully
enough.
- Please do not write to us about spelling errors. With a plane to catch--and
over 2,000 schools on board--we had to type quickly! We apologize in advance if your
school's name is misspelled.
- If you're certain your name is not listed, send an E-mail to Journey
North and let us know: our feedback form
(Please include your full name and address, and the number of butterflies
you sent.)
Buen Viaja Mariposas!
This is the FINAL Symbolic Monarch Migration Update.
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Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form
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