Pre-Visit Activity:
Some Stay, Some Move Away

Wings Over the Woodlands and Wetlands

 

Table of Contents

About This Program

  • To the Teacher
  • Program Description
  • Sample Itinerary
  • Program Theme and Objectives
  • Teacher Responsibilities
  • Background Information

    Pre-visit Activities

  • Built to Do the Job Right
  • The National Park Service
  • Six Birds of Roosevelt Island
  • Some Stay, Some Move Away
  • Trip Readiness

    Post-visit Activities

  • Thanks for the Memories
  • Hummingbird Hunger

     

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    Objectives

    Students will:

    1. State at least three facts about the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

    2. Explain the relationship between food supply and migration.

    Materials

    Information about the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Many sources exist on the World Wide Web for this information.

    The "Dances with Hummingbirds" video, available from Nature Science Network, or other appropriate video about hummingbirds.

    The Gameboard, question sheet and answer sheet for the Help the Hummingbird game. For best results, view and print these sheets from your Web browser with a full screen.

    Procedures

    1. Explain to the students that five of the six birds in the booklet (see pre-visit activity, Six Birds of Roosevelt Island) stay on Roosevelt Island all year, but that one must move away every year. Ask if any student knows which bird must move away for part of the yea. If so, ask for which part of the year, and inquire why the bird must move. Share information about the Ruby-throated Hummingbird with students.

    2. Show segments of the video "Dances with Hummingbirds." Select preferred segments previous to the student viewing.

    3. Distribute a gameboard and question sheet for the Hummingbird Game to each student. Using the directions on the gameboard, discuss with students the method of playing the game. Allow students to break into groups of two to play a round of the game.