How Many Monarchs Can You Count in One Minute?
An Online Challenge Activity
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Build Your Monarch Observation Skills!

  • Count monarchs flying across each practice window for one minute.
  • Calculate the migration rate using standard units of measurement.
  • Compare your results to find which shows the strongest migration.
Count: Click the links below to count the flying monarchs!
Window #1 Window #2

How many monarchs did you count in Practice Window #1?

  • _________________

How many monarchs did you count in Practice Window #2?

  • ______________________
Calculate: What is the migration rate?

Take the results from your practice counts above and find the migration rates, in monarchs per minute and monarchs per hour:

Window #1: ____ monarchs/minute = ___ monarchs/hour

 

Window #2: ____ monarchs/minute = ___ monarchs/hour

 

Compare: Where was the migration strongest?
  • How would you report your findings on the migration rates in each window? Try writing scientific statements about the migration rates in this test using standard units of measurement: monarchs per minute and monarchs per hour.
  • How did this activity help you prepare for observing monarchs and reporting your sightings to Journey North?