Phenology Activity Book
Overview
Students will discover how they can observe the patterns of the natural world through phenology and practice their skills as citizen scientists.
Activity Type:
Lesson
Target Grade Level:
K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Estimated Duration:
20 minutes
Topics:
Pollinators
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations K-LS1-1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. 3-LS4-4: Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environmental changes and types of plants and animals that live there may change. 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. HS-LS4-5: Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species. |
Created by:
Earth Discovery Institute, USA National Phenology Network, and Climate Science Alliance
