Kuaka Migration

Use the texts below to help you form your own opinion of the provocation

LI: To develop the comprehension strategies of making connections, identifying the author’s purpose and point of view, identifying main ideas, or evaluating


Key Words:

  • migration

  • refuel

  • navigate

  • ornithologist

  • exhaustion

  • habitat

  • breeding grounds

  • flight

  • speculate



How long is the flight?

  • Map the route using distance from to to find the accurate distances between resting places. Add this screenshot to your DLO.


Watch the YouTube clips to find out about Godwit migration.


What do you think?


The Bar-tailed Godwit (Kuaka) migrate a very long way each year. Is this migration necessary? Read the texts and complete the challenges to help you make an informed opinion.


Use the question matrix to help you think critically about an image by writing your own questions that will help you find the information in these pictures.

LI: To establish prior knowledge

Making Connections:

  • What do you know about bird migration?






How long is the flight?

Map the route using distance from to to find the accurate distances between resting places. Add this screenshot to your DLO.