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Monarch Butterflies and Citizen Science
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This web seminar took place on October 9, 2014, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern
daylight time. The presenters were Jim O’Leary
from the Maryland Science Center and Katie-Lyn Bunney
from the University of Minnesota.
Jim O'Leary and shared information about engaging students with the migration habits
and life cycle of monarch butterflies through hands-on projects. Katie-Lyn Bunney
explored four citizen science projects that allow students to learn about monarchs
while collecting and sharing data about them. Participants learned about The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, Monarch Watch,
Monarch Health, and Journey
North. They heard about the science behind each project and
were provided strategies for applications in the classroom.
View the web seminar archive.
To view the presentation slides from the web seminar and related resources, visit
the resource
collection. Continue discussing this topic in the community forums.
A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' My PD Record and Certificate area in the NSTA Learning Center
for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.
Here are some comments provided by the participants at the end of the Web Seminar:
- "An excellent web seminar, this was my first seminar through NSTA and will likely
not be the last. Both speakers were excellent and I would enjoy hearing them lecture
again in the future."
- "I really enjoyed learning more about Monarch butterflies. My students would find
this fascinating."
- "I had a blast, and I am looking forward to using the "A Journey North" site first
to introduce the kids to the concept and have them contribute to the graph of data
points."
Thanks to the participants and the presenter for the learning opportunity, the interactions,
and a job well done!
For more information contact webseminars@nsta.org
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Underwritten by Maryland Science Center, University of Minnesota, and National Science
Foundation
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