Journey North Maps

• This depository of interactive maps visually details the seasonal sightings of monarch butterflies, robins, gray whales, and bald eagles in North America.
• Students can see images of pollinator habitat, track animal sightings, report a sighting, and analyze historical data for each species.

Positives

• This interactive resource can be utilized in several ways to get students excited about learning.
• The maps are easy to read and work with.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be able to read maps and simple data sets. 
  

Differentiation

• This resource can be used in science classes working on ecosystems, species, or migration, or in social studies classes focusing on geography and mapping. 
• This resource could be used in a single lesson or checked throughout the year to monitor the migrations of one or more species. 
• Try dividing students into groups to be responsible for tracking one of the species throughout the school year. They can track their movements on a paper map, record the dates, and write about why the animals migrate. 
• For additional context or to extend the lesson, connect this topic with changes to animal migrations due to climate change. This video could be a great resource for students to explore.
• To enhance this connection, have students review this other interactive map from the Nature Conservancy that shows possible climate-altered migratory paths for a number of species.
  

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