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Examine factors
that determine
where animals live,
in this lesson plan
from GBH. Students
 Media in This Lesson
 An Epic Migration Driven by Water | H20: The Molecule That Made Us
VIDEO

analyze and  Monitoring Animal Migrations Around the World | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us
interpret migration VIDEO
data and make
evidence-supported  Bird Migrations in Movebank: Americas | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us

claims that VIDEO

demonstrate their
understanding of
how environmental
factors affect the  Support Materials for Teachers
movements of birds
and other animals.
 Support Materials for Use with Students

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Lesson
summary
In this lesson,
students use bird
migration data to
examine factors
that determine
where animals go
to live during the
year. They explore
how animal
behaviors relate to
their interactions
with the
environments they
live in and then
each choose a bird
species to
investigate. Using
their own questions
and ones provided,
students conduct
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research on

migration patterns
and the influence
that environmental
factors including
climate and habitat
have on bird
movements.
Students then
make, discuss, and
revise evidence-
supported claims
about their chosen
bird species
migration.

Grade Level: 6–8

Standards:

LS2.A:
Interdependent
Relationships in
Ecosystems

Organisms,
and
populations of
organisms,
are
dependent on
their
environmental
interactions,
both with
other living
things and
with nonliving
factors. (MS‐
LS2‐1)

LS1.B: Growth and

Development of
Organisms

Animals
engage in
characteristic
behaviors that
increase the
odds of
reproduction.
(MS-LS1-4)

Focus Question:
What factors
determine where
animals go to live?

Time
allotment
Two to three 45-
minute class
periods

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Learning
objectives
Students will
construct an
explanation about
the environmental
factors that affect
bird migration.

Supplies
Materials

Computer or
tablet with
internet
access

Handouts

Migration
Patterns
Key —
Teacher
Handout
Why Do Birds
Migrate? —
Student
Handout
Bird
Migration
Data Sheets
— Student
Handout

Next: Procedure 

Curriculum

Science Life Science Practices and Nature of Science

Constructing Explanations Diversity of Life Ecology

Animals Ecosystem Relationships

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