New
Jersey Students Observe Migration for One Full Month
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09/13/04 About the Penn Beach Elementary School Study We are a class of 20 fifth grade students in Pennsville, New Jersey. Weather permitting, we make our observations at least three times a week. We have submitted daily as well as weekly numbers. Our observations are taken from our school garden which is an absolutely beautiful garden created with plants that attract wildlife. Our students are divided into groups; butterfly observers, plant maintenance, and scientific illustrators. We rotate on a daily basis. Each day of observation we check data from the weather.com (to begin our study of phenology) and then complete our counts. As we observe, the students use field guides to identify any other 'finds' in the garden. Currently, we are focusing on the Monarch and have raised and released many this fall. Soon, we will begin our tulip garden, and continue with the study of seasons throughout the winter. We are excited
with everything we have experienced; students and parents are thrilled
we are learning in an outdoor learning lab. As a teacher, this is my first
venture into Journey North, but it will not be my last. What a wonderful
teaching/learning tool! I can't wait to work our way Sincerely, Julia
B. Walls and students from Room 153
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