Overview

Students explore and define the concept of phenology. They explain how changes in temperature influence cherry tree phenology and the implications this could have on crop success. They add a line of best fit to their graph to create a scientific model, and begin to use their model to predict phenological events based on future temperature scenarios.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Analyze and explain temperature and cherry phenology graphs and their implications.

2. Analyze a model of blooming date as a function of average March temperature by calculating line of best fit.

3. Use graphical model to predict timing of phenology events based on various average March temperature scenarios.

Lesson 2 Standards