Experiencing Migration Game
Experiencing Migration Game
| Date： | 6th February, 2005 |
| Place： | Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site, Narashino, Japan |
| Organizer： | Yatsu-higata Nature Observation Center |
| Participants： | 32 peoples |
Thirty two children participated in the activity of "Teaching Materials about Snipes and Plovers for learning through experience,― migrants travel all over the world" Participants found out the factors effects population of Snipes and Plovers through this game. In this game, participants suppose they are migrants like Snipes or Plovers and migrate between their habitats. "Tideland reclamation", "drought", "outflow of oil" , "conservation of tideland"….sufferings and even good things that effect their population happen in the game. At the end of the day, participants learned Yatu tideland is very important for them through the game. After they found out Yatsu tideland is designated as a Ramcar site, they were also concerned with the other Ramsar sites. |
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| Introducing the "Mongolian Plover " as life-size. Learned that snipes and plovers need a three type of habitats to relay, to winter and to raise their children. |
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| The Squares on the ground are their habitats. From the habitat for winter "Australia", to the relay habitat "Japan". Now, here we go! |
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| Only 4 migrants can stay in the habitat. If you don't get to stay, you'll be gone. Better hurry! |