Spring's
Here!
Sunlight and the Migration
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3+ Standards Materials: * Handout: Chains of Connections * Teacher Examples * Hummingbird Journal Teacher/Student Background: * About the Spring Equinox |
Lesson Focus: How do sunlight-driven seasonal changes influence hummingbirds' habitat and their northern migration? Students will . . .
- Observe and think about what happens to sunlight in North America each spring.
- Begin to think about the cause-and-effect relationships that drive spring events and allow migrating hummingbirds to meet their basic needs.
- Understand that these changes are all triggered by longer hours of more intense sunlight.
Think Questions: Have students respond to the "Think" questions in their journals or use the Chains of Connections handout to spark thinking. You can do this as a class or independently. The teacher examples page offers ideas to help you prompt thinking and discussion.
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