CERCA SLIDES
Animal Migration
Monarch butterflies travel 3,000 miles from Canada to Mexico each year, humpback whales swim almost 5,000 miles nonstop surviving solely on their fat reserves from the summer.
Animal migration continues to fascinate scientists as new technology allows us to understand better how animals are responding to their ecosystems.
CERCA Slides by Grade

Grade 3: Giants on a Journey
What are the habits of the gray whales as they migrate throughout the year?
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Grade 4: How Many Turns for the Tern?
How did scientists learn the migratory habits of the Arctic tern?
CCSS.RI.4.7
CCSS.W.4.2

Grade 5: Migrating Sea Turtles Don’t Really Know Where They’re Going
What have scientists learned about the migration of hawksbill sea turtles through new technologies?
CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.W.5.2

Grade 6-8: Climate Change Helped Some Dinosaurs Migrate to Greenland
How are scientists using different data points to explain the migration of one species of dinosaur?
CCSS.RI.6.7
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CCSS.W.6.2
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Grade 9-10: Dragonflies Embark on an Epic, Multi-Generational Migration Each Year
How did scientists solve a mystery of the migratory patterns for dragonflies?
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