Challenge 6—Shade Our Schools: Flora & Fauna YOUR CHALLENGE: Last year Fairchild and The Nature Conservancy empowered elementary school students to explore how shade trees reduce the heat island effect in our cities. This year, with the continued support of The Nature Conservancy, students of all ages will research the role trees play in attracting and supporting South Florida’s birds and lizards. Conduct a series of point counts and “Lizards on the Loose” surveys at your school to see if areas with large trees and areas with only small shrubs differ in their ability to support avian and lizard populations. Record your data and create illustrated field journals documenting your observations. Bonus Points Opportunity: see “Lizards on the Loose” video competition flyer.

ENTRY SUBMISSION: Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Electronically submit the following: • Challenge 6 Entry Form  Data Sheets  “Lizards on the Loose” counts (on iNaturalist app) Delivered to Fairchild in person or via certified mail (electronic submission is not accepted): • Paper Data Sheets • Field Journal

OPTIONAL TEACHER WORKSHOP: Saturday, October 14, 2017

8:00 am to 3:00 pm Visit our teacher workshops webpage for more information and to register.

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DATA REQUIREMENTS: Site selections must follow fieldwork protocols (see SOS How-to Guide) Data sheets must be filled out completely and follow data sheet protocols (see SOS How-to Guide) Point counts and lizard surveys must be performed at each site (Tree and Shrub) a minimum of four times each. No site should be visited more than twice per week Complete avian (bird) data set must be entered into Google Docs in addition to submitting hard copies with Field Journals All anole (lizard) sightings must be reported on the iNaturalist app or on iNaturalist.org (see “Lizards on the Loose” How-to Guide) On-time entry submission (late entries may not receive points)

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JOURNAL REQUIREMENTS: Title page of field journal must clearly indicate school name, teacher name(s), and how many students or classes were involved in the collection of data and the creation of the journal Field journal must include a combination of text and labeled drawings Field journal must be 8.5” x 11” or less, and 12 double-sided pages or less, excluding the front and back cover pages. Pages cannot include additional attachments or be used as pockets Each journal entry follows field journal format (see Field Journal How-to Guide) Submitted journals must include the identification of least one lizard, including common and scientific (latin) names. Identified species must be observed during study site visits but can be found outside point count plots. Explanations must be given for each identification On-time entry submission (late entries may not receive points) For more detailed information, please visit https://sites.google.com/site/msfairchildchallenge/challenge-6