Perform skits and graph data to understand effects of climate change on phenology and a migratory bird population.

Student Pages
Phenology Data Sheet #1
Phenology Data Sheet #2
Phenology Graph #1
Phenology Graph #2
Phenology at Play Script

Additional Resources
Effective Climate Change Education (Appendix)
National Audubon Society's Geographical Search on Climate Impacts (animated map of shifting ranges of bird species) 

In Step with STEM Resources

Make a Rain Guage   https://www.theecologycenter.org/resources/build-a-rain-gauge/

Percipitation Data  National Weather Service   https://www.weather.gov/marfc/DailyPrecipitation

Citizen Science Programs

iNaturalist  https://www.inaturalist.org/

Nature's Notebook (National Phenology Network)   https://www.usanpn.org/natures_notebook

Project Budburst   https://budburst.org/

Project Noah   https://www.projectnoah.org/

How to Make a Life Cycle Wheele

Frog (video)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJqp8P_jtnE
Butterfly   https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordwheels/lifecycle/butterfly/

Soil Surveys and Vegetation Maps

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Soils
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/geo/?cid=nrcs142p2_053998
https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/

Soil Information for Environmental Modeling and Ecosystem Management
http://www.soilinfo.psu.edu/index.cgi?soil_data&conus

USGS Land Cover Data Viewer 
http://gis1.usgs.gov/csas/gap/viewer/land_cover/Map.aspx

National Land Cover Database 
http://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd2011.php

Comparing Rain Gauge Data with Historical Data

Search keywords: “Make a Rain Gauge.” Information can also be found at https://www.theecologycenter.org/resources/build-a-rain-gauge/

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
http://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/map/cag/#app=cdo

NOAA Climate Data Online Search 
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/search

NOAA Reusable Climate Maps 
http://www.climate.gov/maps-data

NASA Earth Observatory
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/view.php?d1=TRMM_3B43M&d2=MOD13A2_M_NDVI

Esri GIS Instructional Materials
http://education.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html

NWF: Effects on Wildlife and Habitat
www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Global-Warming/Effects-on-Wildlife-and-Habitat.aspx

WILD Work Job Profiles and Videos

Phenologist

Phenologist Jake Weltzin - ScienceLives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33s1ois-Vm0

Climate Change Specialist

Eco-Canada: Climate Change Specialist http://www.eco.ca/career-profiles/climate-change-specialist/
Climate Change Specialist https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/399981700

Ornithologist

The Ornithologist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqRL86Baq64
Study the Scientist: An Ornithologist https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/ornithologist-film.htm
Sierra Nevada Birds and Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNVb2_HV1Oo
Environmental Science: What is an Ornithologist? http://www.environmentalscience.org/career/ornithologist
Become an Ornithologist: Step-by-Step Career Guide http://education-portal.com/articles/Become_an_Ornithologist_Step-by-Step_Career_Guide.html
Scientists at the Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/scientist/
Ornithology http://ornithology.com/

Cartographer

United States Department of Labor: Cartographers http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/cartographers-and-photogrammetrists.htm
I Want Your Job: Cartographer http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/i-want-your-job-cartographer-933846.html
Career Advice on becoming a Cartographer by Simon D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrhmYiAqp0k

GIS Specialist

GIS Specialist http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occguide/geogspec.htm
YouTube Day in Life Geographic Analyst Computer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL9FFeHXJP0
Day in the Life: GIS Analyst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokWdaGc3u4
GIS - Cartographic Specialist student testimonials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAlpfz9M_Ts
Exploring Careers: GIS and GPS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7tK9CjRmIo

Computer Professional

Using Computers: Types of Computer Careers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV6OpNBryuQ
Science Buddies: Database Administrator
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-engineering-careers/Genom_databaseadministrator_c001.shtml#whatdotheydo

Geographer

What can you do with geography? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mj8MTWZX4M
United States Department of Labor: Geographer http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/geographers.htm#tab-1

Land Surveyor

Why a Surveyor http://www.beasurveyor.com/why-a-surveyor
Surveying - A Life Without Limits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-QufqAeFyM
Land Surveyor: Thinking of Entering the Land Surveying Career Field? http://study.com/articles/Land_Surveyor_Thinking_of_Entering_the_Land_Surveying_Career_Field.html
Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Land Surveyor http://lifehacker.com/career-spotlight-what-i-do-as-a-land-surveyor-1747354734
Your Career as a Land Surveyor http://www.surveypath.org/
United States Department of Labor: Surveyors https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/surveyors.htm