Migration Update: September 17, 2009 | ||||||||||||
This Week's News:
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Photo of the Week | |||||||||||
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The Migration: Maps and Questions | ||||||||||||
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Latest News | ||||||||||||
Monarchs
Cruise into Kansas In the very same town, not far away, Mrs. Palmberg discovered a roost on her farm. We have sunflowers, alfalfa, and clover fields," she noted. Most surprising was the roost reported in western Kansas, only 60 miles from the Colorado border. This is the westernmost roost ever reported to us from Kansas, and it's at the same longitude as the overwintering sites in Mexico. Monarch expert Dr. Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch commented, "In the early years of Monarch Watch (1992-96), we received reports of clusters and substantial numbers of migrating monarchs from several western Kansas counties bordering Colorado. We haven't had much news from that area in over 10 years." Were last week's unusual east winds responsible for carrying the monarchs westward? When
Will They Get There?
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Citizen Scientist Journal: Use Standard Measurements to Compare Observations | ||||||||||||
This week, learn how standard units of measurement help us make sense of migration data. Read this week's observation reports from citizen scientists and see how to count monarchs per hour (or monarchs per minute). Can you identify where the migration was strongest? What else can you learn by comparing the observations?
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Monarch Observations Are Important! |
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Lesson: Migration Rate Activites | ||||||||||||
The four activities below give students practice with the standard units we use for migration data. (Also see these Teaching Suggestions to introduce students to the concept of migration rates.)
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Links: Monarch Resources to Explore | ||||||||||||
Monarch Butterfly Migration Updates Will be Posted on THURSDAYS: Aug. 27, Sep. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5...or until the monarchs reach Mexico! The Next Monarch Migration Update Will Be Posted on September 24, 2009.
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