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The Incredible Journey Lesson PlanThe Incredible Journey Lesson Plan
Publisher
Prince William Network
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Types
Activities & Projects
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Number of Slides
31
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Lesson Plan

The Incredible Journey

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Divide your school gym into breeding grounds and non-breeding grounds so that your zoologists can play a game simulating the seasonal migration of shorebirds. Players pick one of the included game cards and follow its directions, which simulate different occurrences in a migratory bird's life cycle. Throughout the game, they face many dangers such as predators, weather events, human-caused problems, and more. Playing this game will bring animal migration to life for kids.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

animal behavior, animals, migration

Additional Tags

migration, animal behavior, migratory route, science

Pros

  • Additional activities are suggested
  • Playing cards provided
  • Ideal for meeting Common Core State Standards for scientific literacy
  • Whole-class simulation game helps learners visualize concepts that they cannot observe directly

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.3 RI.5.4 RI.5.8 RI.5.10 RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.3 RI.6.4 RI.6.5 RI.6.6 RI.6.8 RI.6.10 RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.7.3 RI.7.4 RI.7.5 RI.7.6 RI.7.8 RI.7.10 RI.8.1 RI.8.2 RI.8.3 RI.8.4 RI.8.5 RI.8.6 RI.8.8 RI.8.10 RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.5 RST.6-8.6 RST.6-8.8 RST.6-8.10

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