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Migration
Update: May 18, 2007 |
Please
Report
Your Sightings! >> |
Today's
Report Includes:
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How Does the Monarch Get Out of the Chrysalis? >> |
The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights |
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Distribution
Map >> |
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Real-time
Map >> |
Map
Questions >>
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Map:
Animated Map (Week-by-week
slideshow) >>
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Map: Printer Friendly Version >>
- Sightings:
Recent Sightings (for Classroom Mapping) >>
- Sightings:
All Sightings >>
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Highlights:
Flying North With the Wind!
What
a week! Strong, gusty winds blew from the south and the monarchs
must have hitched a ride. All at once good numbers appeared in
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ontario to the delight
of observers there. Play the animated map back
and forth
and you'll see the dramatic advance. The northernmost monarchs
are now approaching latitude 47 N, according to our observers.
The surge in monarch numbers that we have been predicting became
apparent. There were three times more sightings this week than
last!
- Add
the three new states to your Prediction
Chart where the monarchs have just arrived!
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The
Monarch Migration Continues! Please stay tuned... |
Other
Journey North migrations are coming to an end, but we will track the monarchs
until they've expanded across their breeding range. This normally takes
until mid-June.
- Don't
go away! We can't track migration without your help and the monarchs
still have a long way to travel.
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Slideshow:
How Does the Monarch Get Out of the Chrysalis? |
A
monarch seems to comes out of its chrysalis the way a flower bursts from
a bud. This everyday miracle will take place millions and millions of
times in the coming months, perhaps in your own backyard.
But how does
the monarch get out? Use your powers of observation to explore that question
with this series of time-lapse photos.
Slideshow
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Journal:
How Can a Camera Help a Scientist
Learn? |
Some
things happen too quickly for our eyes to see. Others happen too slowly
for our senses to catch — or take too long for our patience
to endure. A camera can freeze a moment, magnify a detail, turn hours
into seconds, and store memories forever. Because observation is the
first step in the scientific process, a camera can be an important
tool for a scientist. You'll appreciate why when you try this: |
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Describe your favorite image in today's slideshow
and then try to draw it. Exchange your work with
a friend and see if you can find one another's favorite image.
In your journal, explain what made your drawing and description
difficult to do. How does a camera help a scientist make good
observations?
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Year-end
Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts! >> |
Will
you take a few minutes to complete our Year-end Evaluation?
With your
help, we can we document Journey North's reach, impact and value.
Thank you!
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Year-end
Evaluation >> |
Links:
Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore |
- Video
Clip: A Butterfly is Born >>
- Writing
Prompt: A Bird Hatches and a Butterfly Ecloses: What's the
Difference? >>
- Slideshow:
The Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly (English) >>
- Slideshow:
El Ciclo de Vida de la Mariposa Monarca (Spanish) >>
- Predicting:
Predicting the Route of the Spring Migration >>
- Mapping—Key
Lessons & Resources:
Making, Reading and Interpreting Maps >>
- Monarchs
for Kids
(booklets, photos, videos) >>
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The
Next Monarch Migration Update Will Be Posted on May 25, 2007.
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