Where Have All The Butterflies Gone? by Shandy Lemperle

created on Nov 02, 2021 modified on Dec 10, 2021 01:46

description:

The Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, California is one of 400 overwintering sites for monarch butterflies. In recent years, the number of monarch butterflies have been dwindling and in the winter of 2020-2021 the annual monarch count found zero monarch butterflies at the site. Where have the monarch butterflies gone? What do their dwindling numbers in Pacific Grove mean? Are they going elsewhere and if so, where and why? And what does this mean for their population and long-term survival?

 

Working with with docents and museum staff at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History’s Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, students will learn about monarch butterflies and their habitat. The museum receives a significant number of French-speaking visitors every year but does not have any educational information in French, so students will produce museum-grade guides and audio tours in French so that French-speaking visitors can learn about the rich history of monarch butterflies in the region and understand the current situation.

 

publisher:
National Foreign Language Resource Center
publish_date:
Dec. 10, 2021
contributors:
copyright:
None
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None

Language: French

Subject Area(s): education, the environment, sustainability, science, nature, global challenges, geography, communities

Instructional Context

Heritage Learners:
no

Target Audience Description:
French-speaking tourists to the Monterey Peninsula

Audience Role:
end-users

Audience Location:
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and Butterfly Sanctuary, California

Product Description:
Museum-grade brochures and guides

Product Target Culture:
French and Francophone

Language Proficiency

ILR Scale Speaking:
2

ILR Scale Listening:
2

ILR Scale Reading:
2

ILR Scale Writing:
2

World Readiness Standards

Communication
Presentational

Connections
Making Connections
Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives

Communities
School and Global

Communication
Interpersonal
Interpretive

21st Century Skills

Life and Career Skills
Social and Cross Cultural Skills

Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Collaboration

Life and Career Skills
Initiative and Self-Direction

Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Communication
Technology Literacy
Media Literacy
Information Literacy
Creativity and Innovation

Life and Career Skills
Leadership and responsibility

Project Sequence Overview

Preparing for the Project

1. Entry Event Part 2 - video - Students will watch a short video and try to tie it to what they know about their local community. more detail

2. Entry Event part 1 - reading - Students read a short story more detail

Launching the Project

1. Generating Need-to-Knows - Students will work collaboratively to generate their list of NTKs. more detail

2. Information Gathering - Students will gather essential information for the content of the project more detail

Managing the Project

1. Information Processing - Students will complete an initial iteration of their proposed text for their brochures. more detail

Assessment

1. Displaying Information - Students will complete their final product. more detail

2. Reflection - Students will obtain feedback about their final products. more detail