🗺️ Part 1: Find the Places

Tip: A bird may migrate to find food, warmer weather or a safe place to raise its chicks.

✏️ Part 2: Read and Answer

Birds migrate when they travel from one place to another at certain times of the year. They may travel to find food, water, shelter or a good place to have chicks. King Island and Tasmania are both islands. They have beaches, grasslands and other habitats where birds can rest and feed.

Alike: ________________________________________________

Different: _____________________________________________

🌿 Part 3: Care for Bird Habitats

Teacher Answer Guide

1. Students should locate Tasmania south of mainland Australia and King Island in Bass Strait, between Tasmania and mainland Australia.

2. The arrow should show a journey from Tasmania to King Island. Accept a clearly labelled alternative direction if discussed in the lesson.

3. Birds migrate to find food, water, warmer weather, shelter or a safe place to raise chicks. Accept any suitable answer.

4. A good habitat may provide food, water, shelter and places to rest or nest.

5. Migration is the movement of animals from one place to another at certain times of the year.

6. Birds need to rest so they can regain energy and stay safe while travelling.

7. Alike: both are islands and have bird habitats. Different: Tasmania is much larger; King Island is smaller and lies in Bass Strait.

8. Accept sensible commitments, such as keeping habitats clean, protecting nests, not disturbing birds or caring for plants and waterways.