Discovery Center
On the Road/Trail
Overview: Students observe a map and chart human pathways around Colorado.

Location: Indoors

Learner Outcomes:

1. Students will understand that each species follow a specific migration route.

Materials

1. School Map
2. City or town map with 5 clearly marked land marks. (school, grocery, etc.)

Preparation

1. Explain that we are creature of habit and that over time we develop the most efficient way to get from place to place.
2. We generally follow the same path for generations, because we learned it from our parents-this is called migration.

You Will Need:

1. A school map.
2. A city or town map clearly marked with common locations.

Activity:

1. Give each student a school map and have them map the route they always to go to and from the classroom to the bathroom, class to the lunchroom, and from class the office.
2. Then have the students mark how they go to the five common places on the city map. Have them use different colors to mark each route.

Wrap-up…

1. You can see how many paths are the same and then using tape mark out the migratory school route for 2nd graders.
2. Also have them take a blank city ,map home for parents to mark. Do they follow the same routes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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