Butterflies, Bumble Bees, & Citizen Science Hannah_PB… · Butterflies, Bumble Bees, & Citizen...
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Part I: Overview of Business •Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari •Affiliated with Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium •Four mile long drive through North American wildlife experience in Ashland, Nebraska Part II: Job Specifics •Omaha’s Zoo has had their Citizen Science program actively available with little involvement •No butterfly monitoring for 5 years in the area •Safari Park had issues with prairie being mowed Part III: Introduce the Problem •Butterfly transects set up in public areas at Safari Park •New butterfly data collection website that needed to be tested out •Bumblebee numbers unknown in park; necessary for placement of bumblebee houses Part IV: Background •Catalogue butterfly species diversity and numbers in Nebraska •Determine butterfly “hot spots” in the Safari Park •Analyze curriculum to determine improvements or changes to make more student or user-friendly Part V: Business Solution •Omaha Zoo created their own data collection and recording site for public use •Butterfly species & numbers cataloged •Butterfly profile started for area Part VI: Student Solutions •Students would learn to monitor butterfly species & properly identify them in the area to report •Students learn how to monitor other creatures & report out Hannah Haarhues-Casey 7th Grade Science Lewis Central Middle School Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & llWildlife Safari Butterflies, Bumble Bees, & Citizen Science
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PartI:OverviewofBusiness•LeeG.SimmonsConservationPark&WildlifeSafari•AffiliatedwithOmaha’sHenryDoorlyZoo&Aquarium•FourmilelongdrivethroughNorthAmericanwildlifeexperienceinAshland,Nebraska
PartII:JobSpecifics•Omaha’sZoohashadtheirCitizenScienceprogramactivelyavailablewithlittleinvolvement•Nobutterflymonitoringfor5yearsinthearea•SafariParkhadissueswithprairiebeingmowed
PartIII:IntroducetheProblem•ButterflytransectssetupinpublicareasatSafariPark•Newbutterflydatacollectionwebsitethatneededtobetestedout•Bumblebeenumbersunknowninpark;necessaryforplacementofbumblebeehouses
PartIV:Background•CataloguebutterflyspeciesdiversityandnumbersinNebraska•Determinebutterfly“hotspots”intheSafariPark•Analyzecurriculumtodetermineimprovementsorchangestomakemorestudentoruser-friendly
PartV:BusinessSolution•OmahaZoocreatedtheirowndatacollectionandrecordingsiteforpublicuse•Butterflyspecies&numberscataloged•Butterflyprofilestartedforarea
PartVI:StudentSolutions•Studentswouldlearntomonitorbutterflyspecies&properlyidentifythemintheareatoreport•Studentslearnhowtomonitorothercreatures&reportout
HannahHaarhues-Casey7thGradeScienceLewisCentralMiddleSchoolLeeG.SimmonsConservationPark&llWildlifeSafari
Butterflies,BumbleBees,&CitizenScience
