Climate Change Lesson 9 : Plant and Animal Phenology

Arbor Day Foundation

The Arbor Day Foundation has recently completed an extensive updating of U.S. Hardiness Zones based upon data from 5,000 National Climatic Data Center cooperative stations across the continental United States. Retrieved December 20, 2011, from http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm

Climate Wisconsin: Stories from a State of Change

From warming trout streams to decreasing ice cover, lower lake levels to extreme heat, Climate Wisconsin tells stories from a rapidly changing state. These stories are produced to support teaching and learning about climate change in Wisconsin. Their goal is to make them accessible in a variety of formats. In addition to viewing on the website, stories can be streamed and downloaded on Teachers’ Domain, a free digital media service for educational use. Retrieved December 16, 2011, from http://climatewisconsin.org/

The GLOBE Program

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE’s vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment. Students throughout the world use the same protocols to record phenological observations. Retrieved December 16, 2011, from www.globe.gov

Leopold Project

The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is an innovative, interdisciplinary, critical thinking, conservation and environmental education curriculum based on the classic writings of the renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold. The Leopold Education Project teaches the public about humanity’s ties to the natural environment in the effort to conserve and protect the earth’s natural resources. On the website, teachers can learn more about the curriculum and find out about training opportunities in their area. Retrieved June 20, 2018, from https://www.aldoleopold.org/teach-learn/leopold-education-project/

Pileus Project

The overarching purpose of the Pileus Project is to provide useful climate information to assist decision makers. The current focus is on two leading industries in the Great Lakes region: agriculture and tourism. Available on the website is a Great Lakes climate quiz, climate tools related to agriculture and tourism use historical data to create graphs, as well as future projections. Retrieved December 20, 2011, from http://www.pileus.msu.edu/

USA National Phenology Network

The USA National Phenology Network produces the Phenology Handbook and the Educator’s Clearinghouse, providing educators with the resources and information they need incorporate phenology monitoring into their educational program and to foster an awareness phenology and climate. Retrieved December 16, 2011, from http://www.usanpn.org/education