Analyzing and Explaining Data Sets

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates

Pond Water Web

Activities help students become familiar with common organisms found in a pond and discover their importance in a balanced aquatic habitat as they create food webs. Students also investigate how an environmental change (pollution, disease, introduction of exotic species, etc.) affects a pond habitat, and do a simulation to model results on invertebrate sampling and discuss implications of "sampling" results.

These resources are in an ICEC Google Folder, please make copies and save to your own Google Drive.

Monarchs

Monarchs on the Move

The Monarchs on the Move Challenge is a part of the 4-H Ag Innovators Experience (4-H AIE), an annual program that challenges young people to apply critical thinking and STEM skills to a real-world agriculture challenge. Youth use modeling to understand the declining population of the monarch butterfly and the important relationship between the agricultural landscape and biodiversity to enhance habitat for a sustainable population. 

Journey North

Citizen scientists can report sightings each fall and spring as the monarchs travel to and from Mexico and track migration on real-time maps.