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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Monarch Butterfly Watch

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Learners explore monarch migration through the Journey North web site. In this butterfly instructional activity, students use the internet to identify a butterfly's migration pattern. Learners write in electronic journals.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Monarchs Venn Diagram

For Teachers 6th - 11th
In this monarch comparison graphic organizer worksheet, students compare and contrast Louis XIV, Frederick the Great, and Peter the Great using the Venn diagram.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Monarch Matching Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
For this monarchs worksheet, students study the table of English monarchs and the events they were associated with from the years 1500-1750. Students match the monarch to the correct event.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring Larval Growth and Development

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students keep a detailed records of the growth and development of their larvae. They fill out an observation chart every day during the larval stage, and every4-5 days during the pupa stage. They summarize all of their data on a class...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weather Conditions During the Spring Monarch Migration

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students keep detailed weather records during the spring migration of monarchs. They chart the weather at the same time and location each day and analyze their weather dat in a particular category. They also chart the arrival of the...
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Website
Iowa State University

Iowa State University: Entomology Image Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive collection of photographs of insects.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resource on the monarch butterfly, which includes migration maps, instructions for tracking and observing migration, and an opportunity to report your sightings. Also provides teacher information and classroom lessons.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Features interesting facts and colorful photos of a variety of invertebrates with a map of the location where they can be found.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Changes in a Monarch's Life Cycle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will observe and work with monarch larva. Once they have experienced the life cycle we will go outside to observe milkweed and identify the stages of monarch that are seen on the plant. Back inside the classroom we will...
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Website
abcteach

Abcteach: Insects

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the insect world using activities and lesson plans that emphasize cross-curricular learning.
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc: History: Kings and Queens Through Time Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Each British monarch beginning with Henry III is represented in this timeline. Click on the monarch's portrait to access "fast facts," the monarch's family tree, and links to further information about the monarch's life or reign. Archived.
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Website
Royal Household

The British Monarchy: Royal Encyclopaedia: The Stuarts

For Students 9th - 10th
This provides information on the Stuart dynasty, which ruled the United Kingdom from 1603-1714, beginning with James I of England (James VI of Scotland).