When you go on a car trip, lots of preparation usually takes place. Human travel and bird migration offer fascinating similarities and differences.
Birds travel to and from the neotropics with built-in survival kits.
In this lesson, you'll explore the parallels between things humans need for travel and the counterparts needed by birds to survive their journeys. The fun and learning value of this activity comes from the students discovering these analogies on their own. Therefore, do not give them the chart below, but instead let them create their own chart over time. As students learn more about migration, see if they can draw connections back to this lesson. Activity A. Ask students to think about car trips they've taken.