Using a numerous and easy to identify flowering plant, students learn basic mapping and graphing skills, and practice making sense of the phenology data they have collected. Created by Signs of the Seasons: A Maine Phenology Program.
Students visit the local library or a historical collection to look through source materials (newspapers, magazines, photo collections, etc.) to find dates and/or photos of annual festivals related to phenology (apple festivals, lilac festivals, maple sugar festivals, etc.). Created by Signs of the Seasons: A Maine Phenology Program.
Watch a feeder as a group/class and keep records of what you see. Compare your notebook with historical records for the same species in your area, if you can find any. Created by Signs of the Seasons: A Maine Phenology Program.
Lesson plan written and created by GK-12 Fellows of Michigan State University Liz Schultheis and Dustin Kincaid, 2012.
This powerpoint was utilized in a 300-level teacher training class at the University of Arizona. It would also be appropriate for a teacher training workshop at a site or as an in-service activity at a school. The card game used at the beginning of the lesson was created by Alisa Hove and Sara Healy from the University of California, Santa Barbara's Phenological Stewardshop Program.
Higher education phenology course materials. Created by Steve Schudnick, Assistant Professor of Biology at Brookdale Community College, NJ.
Beagle is an online biodiversity project that is based in Europe. Contains a detailed program planning guide that could also inspire non-european classrooms.
This activity can be used as an introduction to the concept of phenology. The items on the phenology board are phenomena that participants have observed in nature, perhaps without even knowing their relationship to ecology, science, and climate, or their status as phenological events.
This activity can be used as an introduction to the concept of observation. Observations skills are critical to the field of science, among other things! Knowing how to pay attention to what's is going on around you is an important life skill.