Engage middle and high school-aged youth in a hands-on project that will allow them to 1) become familiar with the biology of their local plants; 2) understand the impacts of climate change on plant life cycles; 3) contribute as citizen-scientists to a national phenological dataset; and 4) analyze and interpret data to discern long term trends.
The following resource was developed by Oriana Chafe (PI) and Kelly Hickman Santos (Education Program Director) at the Sierra Streams Institute, with continued work by Sol Henson (Education Program Director, SSI).
Aligns with the following ASPB Principles for Teaching Plant Biology:
- Evolution- Environmental Response
- Ecosystems- Impact of Biodiversity