News Update: April 10 , 2008        Name _____________________ 

Temperature and Migration: Looking Back at March 2008
(Teachers: Map is hotlinked for larger projection on smartboard or screen.)

Average Temperature

The Migration

The map on the left shows the average temperature over the full month of March. The map on the right shows the monarch's migration through April 4th. Compare the two maps and think about how spring temperatures and migration might be related.

Describe the pattern you see on the temperature map:
In what ways is the migration map similar to the temperature map?

In what ways is the migration map different from the temperature map?

What might be causing the similarities you see between migration and temperatures in March? What might be causing the differences?