Engaging Students in a Global Study
of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change
For an introduction video clip go to http://www.learner.org/jnorth/orientation/About.html
WHO: Students Across North America
More than 400,000 students in 11,000 classrooms are participating in the 2004/2005 Journey North Program. These students are from all 50 U.S. States and 7 Canadian Provinces. (See map.)
WHAT: Track Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change
Students track migration patterns of monarch butterflies, bald eagles, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, and other animals; the budding of plants; changing sunlight; and other natural events. These young scientists share their own field observations with classrooms across the Hemisphere. They are also linked with scientists who share their expertise and experiences. Several migrations are tracked by satellite, providing live coverage of individual animals as they migrate. (See Project Descriptions.) WHEN:
Spring: February - June
Spring is the focus of the Journey North program. The Journey North spring program begins in February and lasts until June.
Fall: September - December
The fall "Journey South" activities prepare students for spring and help them grasp the cyclical nature of the seasons.
WHERE: www.learner.org/jnorth
Free access to Journey North is available on this Web site. The program is also delivered by e-mail to those who select this additional option during registration.
HOW: Produced by Journey North
Journey North is an independent 501(C)3 non-profit organization. Our Web site is based in Washington, D.C. but none of us lives there! Like magic, we manage the website from various points on the globe, as shown on this map. We're spread across 17 time zones, 4 states, 2 continents and 2 countries. But, at the end of each day, the migration news has been gathered from you and from scientists across North America. Here's a peek behind the scenes. >>
FUNDED BY: Annenberg/CPB
Journey North is a free online educational service, supported by the Annenberg/CPB. Established in 1991 with a grant from the Annenberg Foundation to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Project uses media and communications to improve math and science education for the nation's 44 million school children. Journey North is regarded as a "best practices" model for math/science education reform.
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