Community Conservation in Mexico

Lesson Plans

Organic Farming at Alternare

 

 

 

 


The teacher resources site and materials are used here with permission from Monarch Lab.  It provides a wealth of activities for teachers grades K-12, links to current research, courses, lesson plans, and outreach materials.

Making Decisions in the Forest
There are no easy solutions for the problems which emerge in protecting natural areas.  Solving them requires that the parties participate and compromise in the decisions made.  Students will analyze the problems that the Monarch Butterfly Special Biosphere Reserve in Mexico faces and will propose solutions.
http://www.fs.fed.us/monarchbutterfly/documents/royal_mail/Making_Decisions.pdf (for grades 7-12)

Flight Direction Analysis
Students will observe monarchs in flight, and measure the vanish­ing bearing of those that are using directional flight. They will learn to distinguish directional from variable flight, and gain an understanding of the ways that scientists collect data to answer questions.
http://www.monarchlab.org/mitc/Resources/LessonPlans/MS/Flight_Direction_Analysis.pdf (for middle and high school)

For all of the lesson plans on this web site, CLICK HERE.

For more lesson plans and resources for teachers, go to Monarch Education on the Monarch Butterfly: North America’s Migrating Insect web pages:
http://www.fs.fed.us/monarchbutterfly/teacherandstudent/index.shtml