20. 6 Animal Migration Activities for the Elementary Classroom

Naturally Teaching Elementary Science

Fall animal migration is in full swing and is a natural phenomenon that your students will love to study! And guess what?! It's a very dynamic concept that can actually apply to physics, life science, Earth science, and space science!

In the episode, I share an animal migration activity for each grade, K-5, paired with a Next Generation Science Standard and an explanation of how it relates to migration. Tune in to hear about:

• Participating in a migration obstacle course (Kindergarten)
• Collecting migration data (1st Grade)
• Planting a Monarch Waystation (2nd Grade)
• Creating a Reindeer migration magnetic map (3rd Grade)
• Comparing migration maps to topographical maps (4th Grade)
• Completing a star navigation course (5th Grade)

Resources mentioned 💚

• Episode 6: 5 Outdoor Education Safety Tips for Teaching Outside
• “Garden Grants and Plans: Where to Look for Funding and How to Prepare for Success.”
• Butterflies Belong Here: A Story of One Idea, Thirty Kids, and a World of Butterflies by Deborah Hopkinson
• Birdcast
• How Animals Follow the Stars by the Royal Society of Great Britain

Topics in the episode: animal migration, migration, educational obstacle course, human impact, amount of daylight, educational data collection, pollination, Monarch Waystation, Monarch migration, magnets, Reindeer migration, Earth's features, bird range maps, flyways, seasonal stars, educational navigation course

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