Education Resources

Ecolibrary - a source for free educational materials on conservation, ecology, and the environment.

Monarch Watch strives to provide the public with information about the biology of monarch butterflies, their spectacular migration, and how to use monarchs to further science education in primary and secondary schools. We engage in research on monarch migration biology and monarch population dynamics to better understand how to conserve the monarch migration. We also promote protection of monarch habitats throughout North America.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology's page of resources for people wanting to get involved in avian research, education, and conservation.

The National Wildlife Federation's Garden for Wildlife Program empowers people to plant with the purpose of saving wildlife.

This activity explores the question: which species will be most affected by temperature changes, and how will changes in the phenology of one species affect its interaction with others as the climate warms. Created by Emily Mohl at St.Olaf College

Information about implementing a phenology afterschool program for a club or youth development program. Created by Susan Mazer, Alisa Hove, and Brian Haggerty at the University of California, Santa Barbara as part of the Phenological Literacy: Understanding Through Science and Stewardship Program (PLUSS).

Resources for educators from the Assiociation of Fish & Wildlife Agencies.

Instructions on how to create a phenology wheel by Earthzine.

Lesson plan for a phenology activity given at Boys & Girls Clubs in Tucson. Students are introduced to phenology with interactive activities, then use Nature's Notebook to make observations on plants near their clubhouse.

Sarah Varick wrote a report on the phenology project she conducted in her classroom.