Monarch Migration Updates for Sanctuary Area Schools Noticias de la migracion de la mariposa monarca para las escuelas de la region de los santuarios Mexican students monitor the monarchs' arrival each fall.   Escuela Cerro Prieto These students' families own critical land in the Sierra Chincua sanctuary   Escuela Los Trojos Students sharing excitement This spring, as the butterflies fly over your homes, schools and cities, we're sending the news back to the students in Mexico so they can track the migration too. Journey North sends a FAX to the town of Angangueo. Our coordinator there, German Medina, distributes the news to 15 schools in the surrounding mountains. In each classroom there's a migration map where students can track the monarch's journey all the way to Canada. Try practicing your spanish - read both the English and Spanish versions. Noticias de la migracion de la mariposa monarca 24 marzo de 2003 March 24, 2003 7 abril de 2003 April 7, 2003 28 abril de 2003 April 28, 2003 12 mayo de 2003 May 12, 2003 27 mayo de 2003 May 27, 2003 10 junio de 2003 June 10, 2003 24 junio de 2003 June 24, 2003 National Science Education Standards Life Science Organisms have basic needs. For example, animals need air, water and food; plants require air, water, nutrients, and light. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs can be met. (K-4) The behavior of individual organisms is influenced by internal cues (such as hunger) and by external cues (such as a change in the environment). (K-4) Plants and animals have life cycles that include being born, developing into adults, reproducing, and eventually dying. (K-4) National Geography Standards Places and Regions The physical and human characteristics of places.   Copyright 2003 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form