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Birds of Fields, Fencerows and Meadows Feather Facts Finder |
Birds have feathers. The number of feathers a bird has depends in part on its size, as well as, where and how it lives. In most birds, a third of a its feathers are on its head. Feathers perform a number of important functions for a bird. Do some digging to become a fine feather fanatic. |
Feather vocabulary:
Flight feather (remiges)
Tail feather
Quill
Barbs
Shaft (rachis)
Down feathers
Molt
Preen
Choose an owl and another bird that can be found in fields and meadows of your state.
Model:
Fact Species Feather's color(s) “No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings” William Blake
Fields, Meadows, and Fencerows: Habitat / Mammals / Birds / Insect - Butterflies & Moths / Trees & Plants/ Conclusion
Screech Owl Activity / Bats are our Buddies / Bats at the Beach Activity / Food Web Activity / Digital Science Journal
Ecology Vocabulary Exercise | Life Cycles | EcoCommunity Status in your state | Fields, Meadows & fencerows photos
Citizen Scientist - Collect some data | Collecting data Activity doc. / pdf
Wildflowers info | Leaf it to me - tree facts activity | Milkweeds & Monarch Butterfly Mania
Plan a School Habitat Garden Project | Environmental issues Games | eFundraiser plan
Water & Watershed Studies | Plants and People | Nature | Habitat Garden
Save a tree - use a Digital Answering format - Highlight the text of the title, directions and questions. Copy the text. Paste it in a word processing document. Save the document in your folder. Enter your name and the date at the top of the document. Answer on the word processing document in an easily read, contrasting color or font. (No yellow, avoid artistic fonts like: Symbols, 
, 
, & 
fonts). Save frequently as you work. Submit your digital answer sheet via email or drop box.. Make Your Own Printed answer sheet.
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