Phenology Lessons for Arizona 6 th Grade Students Paula Landry Arizona Space Grant Consortium Statewide Symposium April 18, 2009 Special Thank You University of Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium and Jake Weltzin, Executive Director USA-NPN National Coordinating Office
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Phenology Lessons for Arizona 6th Grade Students
Paula LandryArizona Space Grant Consortium
Statewide SymposiumApril 18, 2009
Special Thank You University of Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium
• Sponsor: USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN)• Topic: Educational Support Materials for Elementary
Students• Problem Statement: Phenology is an emerging science
little known by the general population. Educational support materials to introduce phenology concept in elementary education will help address this issue.
• Approach: Develop a series of lesson plans for Arizona 6th grade students to introduce phenology observation and data collection.
Vocabulary Science GlossaryApplied Science Research: aimed at answering questions that have practical applications, e.g., determining the causes of diseases so that cures might be found
Ecosystem: all the organisms in a given area and the abiotic factors with which they interact