Migration Facts
What is the name for the movement of animals from one place to another when the season changes?
Migration
Cause: Drought. Effect: ________.
Loss(no) of food and water (or animals migrate)
What sense do salmon use to find the stream/river where they were born?
Sense= touch, feel, see, smell, taste
Sense of smell
Give one example of a migrating marine(water) animal from the book.
Salmon
Write a complete sentence using the transition word "first" to start explaining why animals migrate.
First, animals move to find food and water in warmer places.
Name two main reasons animals migrate (one-word answers).
Food, water, warmer weather, nesting
If food and water disappear in an area, what is the most likely effect on animals living there?
Animals will move or migrate to find new food and water.
Name two natural cues birds use to navigate during migration.
Stars, sun, landmarks, mountains
What does the word "drought" mean? Use your own words.
A long period of no rain; dry conditions that make food and water scarce( few)
Change this base word to a noun: educate → ________.
Education
Which insect group travels from Canada and the USA to Mexico each year?
Monarch Butterflies
Explain how migration can help animals raise their young (1–2 sentences).
Migration lets animals go to places with better food or safer nesting places so their young babies can survive.
Some scientists think animals can sense Earth’s magnetic pull/force. What is one word for this ability?
Magneto-reception
What does the word "spawn" mean? Use it in a sentence.
To lay eggs; for example: Salmon spawn in freshwater streams/rivers.
Use "migrate" in a sentence with "then."
Birds migrate south for winter, then return north in spring.
Describe in one sentence why wildebeests travel in large herds during migration.
To help them find food and water and stay safe from predators.
Give one example how humans cause danger to animals when they are migrating?
They face danger from predators, strong winds, hunters, fishermen.
Describe how day-flying birds and night-flying birds use different cues to navigate.
Day-flying birds use the sun and landmarks and night-flying birds use the stars.
How are wildebeests and monarch butterflies the same and different when they migrate?
Similarity: Both migrate;
Difference: Wildebeests travel in herds, butterflies travel alone.
Write a compound sentence explaining one reason animals migrate.
Animals migrate to find food, and they also migrate to stay safe from predators.
How far do Arctic Terns travel on their migration route?
22.000 thousand miles
Read this cause and effect pair and decide if it is correct:
Cause — hot weather dries up grass
Effect — wildebeests migrate to find new food. Explain in one sentence.
Yes — that is correct because drought removes food and water, causing/making animals migrate.
Name one way wildebeests migrate .
Wildebeests migrate in Herds.
What is the vocabulary word for "a large group of animals".
Flock is used to describe a group of birds.
Herd is used to describe a group of land animals ( giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, elephants, etc.)
Correct and rewrite: "they migrate to warm places because no food in winter" using a transition word.
Transition words ( so, because, since, as a result)
There is no food in the winter, so they migrate to warmer places