Summary
As seasons shift, animals like geese, cranes and salmon follow the changing weather and daylight across the globe. The episode shows how these seasonal journeys are timed to the sun and how animals reach the food they need at just the right moment.
Viewer safety
Ages 5+Mild peril
Some predator-and-prey moments during the journeys; brief and not graphic.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Many animals follow the seasons and the sun on their journeys.
- How do changing seasons tell animals when it is time to travel?
- Name an animal from the episode and where it goes as the seasons change.
- Why is timing so important for a migrating animal?
- What might happen if the seasons changed at a different time than usual?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: season, daylight, timing, migrate.
Try it: Make a simple four-season chart and write what one animal does in each season.