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Journey
North engages students in a global study of wildlife migration
and seasonal change. K-12 students
share their own field observations with classmates across North
America. They track the coming of spring through the migration
patterns of monarch butterflies,
robins, hummingbirds, whooping
cranes, gray whales, bald
eagles— and other birds
and mammals; the budding of plants;
changing sunlight; and other natural
events. Find migration maps,
pictures, standards-based
lesson plans, activities and information
to help students make local observations and fit them into a global
context. Widely considered a best-practices model for education,
Journey North is the nation's premiere "citizen science" project
for children. The general public is welcome to participate.
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Seasonal
change is all around us. Children see it in the
length of a day, in the appearance of a flower,
in the flight of a butterfly. Journey North is a
free, Internet-based program that explores the interrelated
aspects of seasonal change. Through interrelated
investigations, students discover that sunlight
drives all living systems and they learn about the
dynamic ecosystem that surrounds and connects them.
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Sunlight
and the Seasons: Children study seasonal
change in sunlight in a global game of hide and
seek called Mystery Class.
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Plants
and the Seasons:
Children explore tulip growth in their own gardens,
running an experiment that tracks the arrival
of spring.
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Seasonal
Migrationns:
Children follow animal migrations. They observe,
research, and report findings and watch journeys
progress on live maps.
Journey
North for Kids: A
simple, student-directed entry point to Journey
North studies. Engaging stories, photos, videos,
and slide shows from the natural world build observation
skills, inspire scientific thinking, and create
fertile ground for discussions and new questions!
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