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Provided by: BSCS Science Learning |Published on: October 30, 2024
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Synopsis
In this lesson, students will review citizen science data to determine when lilacs will be in full bloom in their city and when their city should host a lilac festival.
This lesson spans three 50-minute class periods, in which students will read about lilacs, learn the basics of phenology, analyze graphs, maps, and tables, and write a claim supported by evidence.
This activity is applicable for students who live in cities where lilacs bloom.
The lesson includes three optional activities for further exploration, including one about exploring biases in data.
The data analysis strategy is one that is applicable for other graphs students may analyze throughout science and math classes.
Prerequisites
Teachers should define the terms listed in the background information for students before beginning the lesson.
Students should know how to read and interpret graphs and tables.
Differentiation & Implementation
After completing this lesson, students can research the implications of climate change on phenological changes in plants, including lilacs. Teachers can use the Dig Deeper: Time Machine activity to facilitate this exploration.
If students have a festival celebrating a plant in their town, they can use phenological data to determine the time that these plants become most prominent.
Students with different opinions about using the suggested date to host a lilac festival can prepare for a verbal debate, working together to collect local data and evidence to support their stance.
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