Comparing Monarch Migration Patterns
From Year to Year
How does this spring's monarch migration compare those in previous years? Migration maps made from sightings that were reported to Journey North are provided at the links below. What does this information tell you — and what doesn't it tell you — about monarch migration?
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by Week Animations |
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| Spring 2005 | Spring 2006 | Spring 2007 |
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Try This:
- Describe the ways that the migrations similar from one year to the next?
- How are they different? Describe.
- List all
the factors you think might cause the migrations to
be different from one year to the next.
- List all the factors that might cause the data to be different from year to year. Review the lesson, "You're the Scientist: Verifying Data Collected by Peers." Have a classroom discussion, and make a list of questions generated in your class.
Also see:
- MapServer Maps 1997- present
- Spring 2006 vs. Spring 2005
- Annual Variations in Spring Migration Patterns (Animations)
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