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Patagonia: A Bear's Journey (An Animal Migration Resource)

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource about one grizzly bear's 50-mile migration that underscores the environmental issues associated with shrinking wildlife habitats.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Many Moves of Migration

For Students 4th - 8th
It is well known that some animals migrate annually or semi-annually, but this exercise will identify how many animals actually migrate, how they migrate and why.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Marathon Migrators

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores how the migratory patterns of shorebirds have evolved to coincide with the spawning of horseshoe crabs. [6:00]
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Marine Animal Tracking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity engages students in an activity to monitor animal foraging behavior on a spatial scale. The students will break into groups and track each other's movements as they move through a pre-determined course. The results will be...
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Orpheus Books

Q Files: Animals: Animal Movement

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out the many different ways that animals move through their environments.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Under in the Mud Read Aloud | Story Edventures

For Students 3rd - 5th
Under in the Mud by Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell takes you into the wintering world of ten Wisconsin animals as you listen to her read the book and talk about the animals in it. Learn about how animals hibernate, migrate, and adapt to...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Are Tourists Harming Endangered Florida Manatees?

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about manatee migration and the impact that tourists who get too close to the endangered animals may be having on their ability to survive. Includes video.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kids in Motion: Waddle

For Students K - 1st Standards
This activity connects literacy, creativity and movement. Students act out different animals in the book "Waddle" as the teacher reads aloud. When the animal name and the verb describing how that animal is read, students move like the...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:cathedral in the Sea: Construct a Model Kelp Forest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Investigate the relationships among kelp forest inhabitants and their relationships to the giant kelp plant. List the parts of a giant kelp plant and construct a model of a kelp forest habitat.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about birds, as well as several pictures.

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