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Engaged learners discover how an owl beak works and how animals adapt to their environment. This task is part one of a three-part series.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
NGSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Set up and preparation time is needed
- Make sure young scientists have a notebook to record their observations
- Assignment can easily be adapted to Spanish or another language
- This is a unit broken into three sections; highly recommend doing all three sections
Classroom Considerations
- Get donations: Asian restaurant to donate chopsticks, grocery chain to donate expired rice and beans etc.
- Contact your zoo or local wildlife expert with ample time to visit class as guest speaker
- Take into consideration the values of your community when using owls
Pros
- Allows for outside guest speaker and class presentation
- Students will remember this unit based on differentiated instruction, hands-on experiment, visual aids, and live animals in the classroom or a visit to the zoo
Cons
- Need ample time to get donations and schedule guest speaker