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1 LIVE INTERACTIVE YOUR DESKTOP Monarch Butterflies and Citizen Science Presented by: Jim O Leary and Grant Bowers December 12, :30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Eastern time 1
2 Introducing today s presenters Jim O Leary Senior Scientist Maryland Science Center Grant Bowers Program Coordinator Monarchs in the Classroom University of Minnesota 2
3 Flight of the Butterflies IMAX film Story of the discovery of monarch migration Have you seen the film? Yes No 3
4 Symposia Hands-on sessions at NSTA conferences Film screening Life cycle stations with live butterflies Lesson ideas and curriculum guide Did you attend/are you planning to attend? A. Louisville B. Phoenix C. San Antonio D. None 4
5 Flight of the Butterflies Tour the Website 5
6 Questions about Flight of the Butterflies? 6
7 Citizen Science Programs for Monarchs Grant Bowers University of Minnesota November 27,
8 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)
9 Monarchs are one of the most intensively monitored species Fall Photo: A. Davis migration Fall migration arrival Adult Counts Tagging Fall roosts Overwinter colony counts Juveniles & parasites Spring migration Breeding & Spring migration 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
10 Brief Summary of: Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Project Monarch Health Journey North Monarch Watch
11 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
12 Monarch densities fluctuate from year to year Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
13 Visit
14 In what way(s) could you imagine using the MLMP in your classroom?
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16 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
17 Oe infection highest in South Florida S. Florida Western migratory Eastern migratory
18 Program provides FREE sampling kits
19 Visit
20 In what way(s) could you imagine using Monarch Health in your classroom?
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22 Spring migration 1. Pre-migration sightings (Jan or Feb) 2. First adult monarch butterfly
23 Spring migration 3. First milkweed
24 Order of state by state occupation in spring Howard and Davis 2004
25 Overnight roosts Fall migration
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27 Visit
28 In what way(s) could you imagine using Journey North in your classroom?
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32 Visit
33 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
34 Final Questions? Thank you for your participation!
35 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 Thank you to the sponsors of today s web seminar: 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.
37 National Science Teachers Association Gerry Wheeler, Interim Executive Director Zipporah Miller, Associate Executive Director, Conferences and Programs Al Byers, Ph.D., Assistant Executive Director, e-learning and Government Partnerships Flavio Mendez, Senior Director, NSTA Learning Center NSTA Web Seminars Brynn Slate, Manager Jeff Layman, Technical Coordinator
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