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For Teachers: Suggestions for Assessment
After the Fall Migration Season
Now
that the fall monarch migration is drawing to a close, it's a good time
for students to reflect on what they have learned during the journey.
The following activities and journal pages will help you assess student-understanding:
The
Geography of Monarch Migration
Illustrate
the monarch's incredible journey!
- Show
the path the monarchs take from your hometown to their winter
home in Mexico.
- Name
and label the states and provinces they pass through.
- Mark
the best places to watch this fall’s migration.
Follow
the checklist as you add these and other features to your map. |
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Checklist |
Map |
Illustrate
the monarch's incredible journey! |
Traveling
With a Monarch: Tell the Story of Fall Migration
As
you've traveled with monarchs on their 2,500-mile journey, you've surely
learned a lot along the way. Use your new understanding to tell the story
of this amazing survival tale.
Ways
to Tell the Story:
- Write
and illustrate a book.
- Make
a "travel brochure."
- Create
a poster or display.
- Develop
a lesson to teach younger kids.
Here's
a checklist for your project...and a map you can draw on. |
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Checklist |
Map |
Habitat
and Migration This
fall, we've watched as millions of monarch butterflies left their breeding
grounds in the north and traveled across the continent. They had to fly
up to 2,500 miles to a winter home in Mexico in order to survive. What did
you learn about habitat and migration?
Habitat
Habitat
is the place where all of an organism’s needs for life are
met.
Food,
water, shelter and space are parts of an organism’s habitat.
What
did you learn about habitat and migration? |
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Breeding
Habitat
How
has habitat changed? |
Fall
Migration Habitat
What do monarchs need?
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