Science For Kids - Lesson Plans
Understanding Life Systems (Grade 2)
Growth and Changes in Animals: What Kind of Beak is It?
- from EcoKids, ecokids.ca. Reproduced with the permission of Earth Day Canada, copyright 2008
While participating in the hands-on / minds-on activities, students will work in small cooperative learning groups to identify and classify various types of birds and how their beak types determine what kind food they eat.
Time: 65 minutes (total)
20 minutes for the Introductory Activity (Schema Activation — Bird Pictures and Story Book)
25 minutes for the Enhancing Activity
20 minutes for the Culminating Activity (Birding Around Game)
Introductory Activity: Schema Activation
Enhancing Activity: What Kind of Beak is It?
Culminating Activity: Birding Around Game
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