Activities
Charting eggs ele
All about Birds ele/ms
Collecting data ele/ms
Nest Box Log ele/ms/hs
Life Cycles ele/ms
Mapping Birds ele/ms/hs
Variables ele/ms/hs
Feather Facts ms/hs
Scientific Thinking ele/ms/hs
Systems & Controls ms/hs
Science Journal Entry ms/hs
Make Puzzle ele/ms/hs
Ecology Vocabulary ms/hs
Classification ms/hs
Other Nestbox residents:
All about Birds Exercise
There are more than 10,000 different kinds of birds in the world. Canada and the United States have more than 900 species of birds. Birds belong to the class Aves. Animals in this class have several things in common. Introduction to Bird Species and Ornithology. Birding.com |
1. What makes a bird - a bird? What characteristics do all birds have in common?
2. Bluebirds belong to the Order - Passeriformes.
What traits do Passeriformes have in common?
3. There are over 60 Families in the Order - Passeriformes!
Which Family do bluebirds belong to?
4. Name another bird, that is found in your state,
that belongs to the same bird family as Bluebirds.
5. Use this resource to write 4 tips on identifying a Bluebird.
6. Scan this article - Four Common Wing Shapes in Birds.
Which kind of wing do bluebirds have?
7. Research - How does preening help birds survive?
8. Read this article called Bird Beaks . Which kind of bird beak do Bluebirds have?
9. How do birds deal with damaged feathers? Read - Molting
Fly farther by learning about feathers.
Decide. Which is a better insulator feathers or skin?
Complete a Frayer Model about Birds - doc. | pdf
Learn more: Variation - grouping things
NPWRC - Bluebirds
BirdSleuth: Investigating Evidence - free materials from Cornell University
Oviparous Frayer worksheet doc | pdf
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Cindy O'Hora Posted September 2008, Updated links 4/2016
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