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How Far From Your Hometown?
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March 21 March 21 March 21
March 21 March 28 April 4
Use these maps to measure how much closer the monarchs moved to your hometown from March 21st to April 4th. Predict when they'll reach you!

On March 21st:

  • The closest butterfly was in ____________________(state/province).
  • Its latitude was ____ N and its longitude was ____ W.
  • The monarch was ______ miles (______ km) from our hometown.

On March 28th:

  • The closest butterfly was in ____________________(state/province).
  • Its latitude was ____ N and its longitude was ____ W.
  • The monarch was ______ miles (______ km) from our hometown.

On April 4th:

  • The closest butterfly was in ____________________(state/province).
  • Its latitude was ____ N and its longitude was ____ W.
  • The monarch was ______ miles (______ km) from our hometown.

I predict the first monarch will appear in our hometown on _______

because _________________________________________________

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