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Field Trips

A Royal Journey

Indiana Dunes National Park

Grade Level:

Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Subject:

Science

State Standards:

1.LS.2, 1.LS.3, 1.LS.4, 1.ESS.4, K-2.E.1, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 1.3.6, 2.LS.1, 2.LS.2, K-2.E.1, 2.3.1, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 3.LS.1, 3.LS.2, 3.LS.3, 3.LS.4, 3-5.E.1, 3-5.E.2, 3.3.4, 3.3.8, 3.3.9, 3.3.12, See materials for full IN and IL standards listing.

The goal of A Royal Journey is to spread the voice on conservation and need of this threatened species. We also strive to bring a scientist’s journey into the concept of the student’s thinking. The dynamic timeliness of necessity has inspired the Indiana Dunes National Park to invite and educate students of today and adults of tomorrow to learn and save this imperiled species. It is our hope that the students will leave with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Monarch Butterfly and their connection to our natural world and us.

Summary:

Come to the Douglas Center this fall for a multi-learning style education program. The participants will learn about the migrations, perils and importance of the Monarch Butterfly.
Intended Audience:
Aimed at first - fifth grade. Other younger or older audiences welcome and program will be adapted to adjust to grade level.
Program Description:
There will be thee rotating stations focusing on the Monarch. These stops will be in rotating orders where the students will be broken up into three equal size groups and rotate during their program time. A description of the rotating stations follows.
Length of Program: 
Welcome to bring and eat their lunch at the Douglas Center after the program ends. Ideally, program length will be 2 hours and 30 minutes allowing 50 minutes at each stop. We will adjust stop length to fit in with school schedule.
Groups are Ratio of students to ranger:
No more than 30 to 1 is requested. We will accommodate larger groups within reason with the teacher’s assistance.

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate they have created a conservation message of action to help the monarch.
2. Explain how at least three species are connected to specific habitats and whom the connection of habitats helps and the fragmentation of habitats hinders species.
3. Describe the life cycle of the monarch butterfly
4. Define the limiting factors of the monarch butterfly
5. Show on a map the migration routes of monarch butterflies.

Materials

This is the lesson plan,field trip guide, and IN and IL state standards for the A Royal Journey program.

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