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Goes Upstream

From The Magic School Bus · 1996

Goes Upstream
26 min2nd3rd4th5thScience
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Summary

The class becomes salmon and swims the long journey upriver. They learn why some animals migrate to survive and reproduce.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The class becomes salmon and swims the long journey upriver.

  1. Why do salmon swim all the way back upstream?
  2. What dangers do migrating animals face?
  3. How do animals know when it's time to migrate?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: migration, salmon, journey.

Try it: Describe an animal that migrates and explain why it makes the trip.