Mapping Bird Migration

Grades: 1-6

*This is a lesson I taught to first through sixth grade students as part of a weeklong science camp.

1. Start by discussing reasons why and how birds migrate.

2. Give each group of students a picture of a bird and the areas from which the bird migrates to and from.

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3. Have each group of students use a North and South America map to map where their bird migrates to and from (Integrating Geography). They can cut out the little picture of the bird and pin it to the marked migration route.