This lesson is both a science and a reading one. It has a simple, but accurate 2 page plus informational text for students to learn about birds and the rigors they face when migrating. Your students will read about the what, where, why, how and when of bird migration. Then in the next 3 ½ pages there are 25 critical reading skill questions separated into 6 matching vocabulary questions, 10 multiple choice comprehension questions, and 9 True / False comprehension questions. The vocabulary taught