Transcript Make an Observation

Arizona Insect Festival,
2015
Activities and table
layout
Activity 1
Make an Observation
What is an observation?
The action of looking at something very closely to gain information or
learn about it in more detail.
www.usanpn.org/species-search
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/Sky_Islands/plants/Funastrum_hartwegii/in
www.usanpn.org/species-search
Papilio cresphontes
www.usanpn.org/species-search
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/Gardening-Handbook/PDF-files/GH-026--orange-dog-caterpillar.pdf
LEAVES
www.usanpn.org/species-search
http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/mexican.html
Activity 2
Draw or describe….
What time of year do you think each of the things in the pictures
happens in our neighborhood? What else might you see during each
of these times of year?
Activity 3
What time is it?
Draw or tell us a story about what might be happening in these
photos. What does it look like around the photo? Which insects or
other pollinators might be visiting the flowers? What time of year do
you think this might be?
Activity 4
Name the parts of a plant.
This plant is found in our neighborhood. It is in the milkweed
subfamiliy and attracts monarch and queen butterflies to it because it
is a source of nectar (food) and a place for them to lay their eggs
(shelter). Which parts of the plant do you see here? Which parts do
you think the butterflies use during the different times of their lives?
Activity 5
Life cycle matching game.
Pair the description card with the matching photo where the item
appears.
Activity 6
Nature’s Notebook.
Sign up to participate in our citizen science program! Your
observations on insects, their habitats, and their neighbors are very
helpful to scientists who want to know how they are spending their
exciting lives and how they can survive through changing climate
conditions.
Activity 7
Life cycles and interactions.
Put the apple tree and bean plant in the correct developmental order.
When do you think insects might interact with them? At which stage?
Tucson Phenology Trail.
www.usanpn.org/nn/tucson-phenology-trail
Featuring monitoring sites at:
• The Biosphere2
• Arizona Trail Association
• Oracle State Park
• Tucson Audubon
• Tortolita Middle School
• Sweetwater Wetlands
• Pima County Cooperative Extension
• Pima County Natural Resources, Parks
and Recreation
• Tucson Botanical Garden
• University of Arizona Campus
Arboretum
• Sam Hughes Neighborhood Assn
• Sam Hughes Elementary School
• Mansfield Magnet Middle School
• Rincon Heights Neighborhood Assn
• Tumamoc Hill
• Borton Environmental Learning Lab
• Santa Rita High School
• Santa Rita Experimental Range
Table layout
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D
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6
3
C
4
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Table layout
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1a
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Activity numbers correspond to activities in this powerpoint
This was a borrowed dissecting microscope. Other items for
observation include:
 Data sheets from Nature’s Notebook with definitions for
monarch, aphids, orange dog caterpillars, citrus spp.
 Plastic monarch life cycle model with hats to cover select
phases
 Critter keeper with citrus branches and orange dog
caterpillars (Giant swallowtail)
 Critter keeper with pipevine swallowtail caterpillars
Butterfly habitat with live queen butterflies, nectar plants, and
water
Table layout
B
D
General information about Nature’s Notebook, local phenology
opportunities, upcoming workshops, sign up sheet, and
phenology. Also including activities from the USA-NPN’s
Phenology Activity Book for youth.
Computer displaying the Nature’s Notebook observation deck
with live phenology calendar.