Native Milkweed and Western Monarchs
Overview
Learn how climate change impacts Western monarch butterflies and the importance of native milkweed plants.
Activity Type:
Video
Target Grade Level:
K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Estimated Duration:
3 minutes
Topics:
Pollinators
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations K-LS1-1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants, animals and humans need to survive. 1-LS3-1: Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. 3-LS3-2: Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. 5-ESS3-1: Combine and obtain information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect Earth’s resources and environment. MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. |
Created by:
Mary Duffy
