Why Come Back North in the Spring?
Migration, Geography, and the Seasons

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National Science Education Standards

Inquiry

  • Ask a question about objects, organisms, events. (K-4)

Life Science

  • Organisms have basic needs. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs can be met. (K-4)
  • An organism's behavior patterns are related to the nature of that organism's environment. (K-4)
  • An organism's behavior evolves through adaptation to its environment. (5-8)
National Geography Standards
  • How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information.