Mysteries of Migration
Explore the migration of birds through Southern Ontario in this program at Ruthven Park! Visit the bird banding station to see some of our residents and migrants up close, hike the property in search of migrants and keep a tally of what you find, and play the role of a migrating bird in a large group game.
Curriculum Connections
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B1.1 assess positive and negative impacts of human activities on habitats and communities, while taking different perspectives into account
B1.2 analyse the impact of the depletion or extinction of a species on its habitat and community, and describe possible actions to prevent such depletions or extinctions
B2.1 describe habitats as areas that provide organisms, including plants and animals, with the necessities of life, and identify ways in which a local habitat provides these necessities
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B1.1 assess the benefits of biodiversity and the consequences of the diminishing of biodiversity
B2.1 describe the distinguishing characteristics of different groups of organisms, and use these characteristics to further classify these organisms using a classification system
B2.2 demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity as the diversity of life on Earth, including the diversity of organisms within species, among species in a community, and among communities and the habitats that support them
B2.6 explain how invasive species reduce biodiversity in local environments
D2.5 describe characteristics and adaptations that enable organisms to fly
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B1.2 assess the effectiveness of various ways of mitigating the negative and enhancing the positive impact of human activities on the environment
B2.1 explain that an ecosystem is a network of interactions among living organisms and their environment
B2.2 identify biotic and abiotic components in an ecosystem, and describe the interactions between them
B2.3 describe roles and relationships between producers, consumers, and decomposers within an ecosystem