Lesson 51 of 84 · Magnetism
Lesson⭐ 30 XP⚡ Spark LabMigration: Animal Journeys (Part 2)
Magnetism.
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
The opposite of what you expect is often what happens.
Mind = Blown
🎢 You feel weightless on a roller coaster because you and the seat are falling at the same speed.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what happens if you double the force?
What You'll Learn
Many animals migrate to find food, warmer weather, or safe places to have their young. Birds, whales, and monarch butterflies are famous for their long migration journeys.
Key Words
- food web
- adaptation
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Create a detailed food web for a local ecosystem. Include at least 8 organisms and use arrows to show energy flow from producers to top predators.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a habitat?
Where you see this in real life
This is why airplanes can fly and why rockets reach space.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
This week, find one thing in your house that turns one kind of energy into another.
For the dinner table
“Show me something at home that uses this kind of energy.”
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