A great way to incorporate math into life science, this lesson has learners measure migratory routes on a map and calculate the actual distance that shorebirds on the routes would cover. Learners compute the distance covered in both miles and kilometers. A reading handout of background information is provided to precede the activity, as are maps of five different flyways. Use this lesson when teaching kids about animal migration or scale measurement.

Concepts

migration

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Additional Tags

migration, scale measurment, isotherm, science

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Pros

• Well-organized plan that includes additional activities and resources
• Can be used to support national standards for math and science

Cons

• None

Common Core

5.MD.A.1 6.RP.A.3.a 6.RP.A.3.d RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.6 RST.6-8.8 RST.6-8.10