Read the Newsela article about the Monarch Butterfly. Analyze and summarize the article. Remember to use key vocabulary. Complete the map standard. Locate and label the following: Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Vermont and West Virginia. (Shade those states 1 color) Also label MEXICO CANADA and the UNITED STATES (Shade those countries with 3 different colors) Locate and label Angangueo, Mexico, the location of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Add TODAL(s) See maps below. To complete your third paragraph, you will need to inquire, investigate and discover more about the Monarch Butterfly. Citizen scientists (like you) track the monarch butterfly migration each fall and spring as the monarchs travel to and from Mexico. Report your own observations of migrating butterflies to real-time migration maps. Share data to help scientists understand how monarchs respond to climate and changing seasons. Explore monarch butterfly life cycle, ecology, habitat and conservation needs Learn how you can help by clicking on this link. Read more ideas about becoming a citizen scientist by clicking here. Learn how to plant a Butterfly Garden | The Google Earth Tour below explains the story about the migration of the eastern population of monarch butterflies in North America, and the people that help them out along the way. |