Monarch Butterflies and Citizen Science

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1 LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP Monarch Butterflies and Citizen Science Presented by: Jim O Leary and Grant Bowers April 29, :30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Eastern time 1

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3 NSTA Learning Center 10,600+ resources 3,700+ free! Add to My Library to access at your convenience Community forums Online advisors to assist you Tools to plan and document your learning 3

4 Introducing today s presenters Jim O Leary Senior Scientist Maryland Science Center Grant Bowers Program Coordinator Monarchs in the Classroom University of Minnesota 4

5 Flight of the Butterflies IMAX film Story of the discovery of monarch migration Have you seen the film? Yes No 5

6 Symposia Hands-on sessions at NSTA conferences Film screening Life cycle stations with live butterflies Lesson ideas and curriculum guide Did you attend the symposium in San Antonio? Yes No 6

7 Flight of the Butterflies Tour the Website 7

8 Citizen Science Programs for Monarchs Grant Bowers University of Minnesota

9 What is Citizen Science? Participation of volunteers in research projects led by trained scientists Audubon Christmas Bird Count Collect data over large temporal and spatial range Also called Public Participation in Scientific Research (PPSR)

10 migration Fall Monarchs are one of the most intensively monitored species Photo: A. Davis migration Fall migration arrival Adult Counts Tagging Fall roosts Overwinter colony counts Juveniles & parasites Spring migration Breeding & Spring expansion MONITORING PROGRAMS North American Butterfly Association count program Illinois Butterfly monitoring network Ohio Butterfly monitoring network No. CA monitoring program (Shapiro) MN monitoring site (Weber) Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Monarch Health Journey North World Wildlife Fund in Mexico Thanksgiving Monarch Counts MonarchWatch Southwest Monarchs Cape May roost monitoring Long Point roost monitoring Peninsula Point roost monitoring

11 Brief Summary of: Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Project Monarch Health Journey North Monarch Watch

12 Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Select site to monitor Weekly Anecdotally Monitor milkweed patches weekly Submit data online 826 sites 36 states and 3 Canadian provinces

13 Monarch densities fluctuate from year to year Monarch Larva Monitoring Project

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15 In what way(s) could you imagine using the MLMP in your classroom?

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17 Adults emerge covered with spores Females scatter spores on milkweed Larvae hatch and consume spores Spore formation Life cycle of Ophyrocystis elektroscirrha Spores lyse in gut Cells round up and form gamonts Parasites undergo vegetative replication

18 Oe infection highest in South Florida S. Florida Western migratory Eastern migratory

19 Program provides FREE sampling kits

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21 In what way(s) could you imagine using Monarch Health in your classroom?

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23 Spring migration 1. Pre-migration sightings (Jan or Feb) 2. First adult monarch butterfly

24 Spring migration 3. First milkweed

25 Order of state by state occupation in spring Howard and Davis 2004

26 Overnight roosts Fall migration

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29 In what way(s) could you imagine using Journey North in your classroom?

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34 Which of the citizen science projects you learned about here are you most likely to use in your classroom? A MLMP B Monarch Health C Journey North D Monarch Watch E Multiple/other

35 Final Questions? Thank you for your participation!

36 Thanks to today s presenters! Jim O Leary Senior Scientist Maryland Science Center Grant Bowers Program Coordinator Monarchs in the Classroom University of Minnesota 36

37 Thank you to the sponsors of today s web seminar: 37 This web seminar contains information about programs, products, and services offered by third parties, as well as links to third-party websites. The presence of a listing or such information does not constitute an endorsement by NSTA of a particular company or organization, or its programs, products, or services.

38 National Science Teachers Association David Evans, Ph.D., Executive Director Zipporah Miller, Associate Executive Director, Conferences and Programs NSTA Web Seminar Team Al Byers, Ph.D., Assistant Executive Director, e-learning and Government Partnerships Brynn Slate, Manager, Web Seminars, Online Short Courses, and Symposia Jeff Layman, Technical Coordinator, Web Seminars, SciGuides, and Help Desk 38