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Math in the News
 Each year the great Monarch
butterfly migration from Canada
to Mexico starts in September.
This 2000-mile trek has become
an international sensation.
 Scientists track the movements
of the butterflies. And we can
use their data to measure
distance and speed.
 In this issue of Math in the     The Butterfly Migration
News we study the migration of
the Monarch butterfly.
Math in the News
Watch this amazing
PBS video to learn
more about the
Monarch butterfly’s
migration from
Canada to Mexico.

http://video.pbs.org
/video/1063682334
/
Math in the News
There are several
Web sites that
monitor the
migration of the
butterflies. Click on
this link to see an
interactive map.

http://www.learner.
org/jnorth/maps/mo
narch_peak_fall2012
.html
Math in the News
You can estimate the
straight-line
distance the
butterflies have
traveled by
connecting a line
from two different
migration-location
sites. You would also
make a note of the
time period this
represents.
Math in the News




To calculate the average speed of the
migration divide the total distance (in
miles) by the total time (in hours)
Math in the News
We will be tracking
the migration of the
butterflies from
September to
November. So keep
coming back as we
gather more data!

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Math in the News Issue 59

  • 1. Math in the News Each year the great Monarch butterfly migration from Canada to Mexico starts in September. This 2000-mile trek has become an international sensation. Scientists track the movements of the butterflies. And we can use their data to measure distance and speed. In this issue of Math in the The Butterfly Migration News we study the migration of the Monarch butterfly.
  • 2. Math in the News Watch this amazing PBS video to learn more about the Monarch butterfly’s migration from Canada to Mexico. http://video.pbs.org /video/1063682334 /
  • 3. Math in the News There are several Web sites that monitor the migration of the butterflies. Click on this link to see an interactive map. http://www.learner. org/jnorth/maps/mo narch_peak_fall2012 .html
  • 4. Math in the News You can estimate the straight-line distance the butterflies have traveled by connecting a line from two different migration-location sites. You would also make a note of the time period this represents.
  • 5. Math in the News To calculate the average speed of the migration divide the total distance (in miles) by the total time (in hours)
  • 6. Math in the News We will be tracking the migration of the butterflies from September to November. So keep coming back as we gather more data!