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Bird Feeding Strategies

Students use salad tongs, tweezers and other tools to discover the relationship between the shape of a bird's beak, its habitat and diet.

Grade K: 2a, c; 4a, b, e
Grade 1: 2a, b, c, d; 4a, b
Grade 2: 2c; 4a

PreK: Head Start Framework
K-4: Science as Inquiry, Life Science

Disappearing Fish

How do fish protect themselves in the ocean? One adaptation is camouflage. Students make a paper fish and "camouflage" it into a magazine photo habitat.

Grade K: 2a, c; 4a, b, e
Grade 1: 2a, c; 4a, b, e
Grade 2: 2c, d; 4a, d, f, g

K-4: Science as Inquiry, Life Science, Physical Science

Estimate and Measure

How does the size of your hand compare to the size of a book or desk? Students estimate the size of various objects using non-standard measurement, such as a paper “hand” or piece of yarn.

Grade K: 1a, 4a, 4d
Grade 2: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4g

PreK: Head Start Framework
K-4: Science as Inquiry

Feathers as Insulation

How do birds stay warm? By experimenting with ice and baggies of feathers, students discover feathers are an important adaptation for birds.

Grade K: 1a; 2a, c; 4a, e
Grade 1: 2a; 4b, c
Grade 2: 2c; 4a, d, e, g

PreK: Head Start Framework
K-4: Science as Inquiry, Physical Science, Life Science

What rhymes with sea star? Students make observations of ocean animals and habitats in Aquarium exhibits, on web cams or in other nonfiction resources. The students then use their findings to write and illustrate poems.