Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - Epic Journeys
Did You Know?
The Arctic tern makes an epic journey each year from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle and back again. It does so to avoid the polar winters, which are too dark and cold for hunting food. This remarkable bird is known for having the longest migration of any animal, covering up to 71,000 kilometres annually. Arctic terns use the Earth’s magnetic field and sun positioning to navigate their way across such vast distances.
Word Challenge
The word ‘tern’ is a homophone.
List the different homophones that you can spot on this page.
Help: A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling.
Grammar Challenge
Rewrite the sentence below so that it is in the active voice.
The Arctic tern is admired by wildlife enthusiasts for its remarkable migratory journey.
Challenge: Write a follow-on sentence that includes a parenthesis.
Number Challenge
Fact: An Arctic tern will travel an estimated 2.4 million kilometres in its lifetime. That’s around three round-trip flights to the Moon!
Use the above fact to calculate an approximate distance between Earth and the Moon.
Critical Thinking
“The journey is more important than the destination.”
Is this sometimes, always or never true? Why do you think this?