Summary
The SciGirls use digital tracking tools to follow wildlife along the coast, turning tags and signals into a map of where animals actually go.
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Ages 7+
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Full episode (28 min) from SciGirls, season 5.
- How does a tracking tag send information back to researchers?
- What did the tracking data show that watching couldn't?
- Why is knowing where animals travel useful for protecting them?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: tracking, signal, tag, migration.
Try it: Map your own movement for one day using five labeled points. Describe the pattern in one sentence.