AY Honors/Migration/Answer Key
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Migration
Skill Level
1
Year
2021
Version
05.11.2024
Approval authority
North American Division
1
What is migration? Give a short history of how humanity’s understanding of animal migration has grown.
2
Why do animals migrate?
3
What are some ways that animals know when and where to go?
4
What species of animals migrate? List two examples of each of the following:
4a
Birds
4b
Fish
4c
Mammals
4d
Insects
4e
Amphibians
4f
Reptiles
4g
Crustaceans
5
What are some dangers that migrating animals experience? Explain how the species of animals named above might encounter dangers in their migrations.
6
State the difference between a complete, partial, and nomadic migration and identify species that practice each type.
7
Describe at least three ways that humans can affect or disrupt animal migration patterns. What can be done to help solve these problems?
8
Choose either the Arctic Tern, Caribou, Salmon, Monarch Butterfly, Great Migration, or other significant migration and collect the following information:
- a. Common name and scientific name
- b. Migration route (draw a diagram of the route taken and the estimated number in the migration)
- c. Migration distance
- d. Reasons for migration
9
How are migrating animals studied today? Give examples of three ways migrating animals can be tracked.
10
How are human migrations similar to animal migrations and how are they different?
11
Choose two Bible stories that mention a migration and discuss the purpose of the migration with your instructor.
11a
Noah
11b
Moses and the Exodus
11c
Abraham
11d
Joseph
11e
Babylonian capture
11f
Joseph & Mary as they fled to Egypt
11g
Acts 8 Christian dispersion
11h
Another of your choosing
12
Do two of the following:
12a
Participate in a conservation project that would make a positive impact for migratory animals.
12b
Talk to your group, write about, or create a video describing your experience on the conservation project completed in option a. Be sure to include information about the animals your efforts will affect.
12c
Watch a video about migration and share what you learned with your instructor.
12d
Visit a zoo, animal park, or aquarium where there are migratory animals on display. Learn three things about one of the migratory animals you observed.
If you are planning to visit a zoo or aquarium, be aware that there are various honors that have requirements which can be met by visiting a zoo or aquarium. Individuals can work on multiple honors in one visit, or parts of your group may work on different honors during the same visit.
Here is a list of honors which have requirements that can be met by visiting a zoo or aquarium:
12e
Take photographs of at least five migratory animals in the wild or captivity and share with your group.
12f
Visit a common resting spot of migrating animals and identify as many different species as possible.
