Bird Beaks - Bird Nature Study Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

Bird Beaks - Bird Nature Study Charlotte Mason Homeschooling


My TEACHER RESOURCES

• Bird Adaptations 

~ Comparison Charts for various Types of Birds
~ 2 PDF worksheets for Student to complete
http://www.vtaide.com/png/bird-adaptations3.htm

• The Birds and the Beaks ( PBS ) 

~ lessonplan , using parts of it for vocabulary

Vocabulary Student Organizerhttp://75.101.149.73/wnet/nature/files/2008/08/vocabulary-organizer.pdf

Bird VIDEO Segments
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/the-birds-and-the-beaks/video-segments/1481/

• Bird Video  CLIPs
  at PBS and associated observation questions 

Clip 1: A Variety of Hummingbirds

1. Describe two types of hummingbirds with beaks adapted to specific flowers.
2. What makes hummingbird flight different from the flight of other birds?
3. Why do you think the different colors of hummingbirds present an advantage to the birds? Why might this trait have developed in hummingbirds?
   

Clip 2: Little Brain, Big Journey

1. How long is the Rufous hummingbird’s migration route?
2. Describe the path of the Rufous hummingbird’s migration.
3. How does the Rufous hummingbird vary its migratory path? How does it know to do so?

Clip 3: The Pigeon Express

1. What service do the pigeons provide for Rocky Mountain Adventures?
2. How were these pigeons trained for their jobs?
3. Based on the information in the clip, what do you think gives pigeons their innate homing ability?

Clip 4: Birds of Kundha Kulam

1. When do the flocks usually appear in Kundha Kulam?
2. What is associated with the birds’ appearance and the rainy season?
3. Are the birds actually “bringing the rain”? Why might the birds’ appearance in Kundha Kulam coincide with the rainy season?
   
   there are aslo downloadable quicktime movies of the bird video  segments
   

• MAPWORK  

choose places mention in video clip 1 to track the migration path of a hummingbird on the map



http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/the-birds-and-the-beaks/activities/1157/

• LITERATURE 

Vocabulary Terms
http://75.101.149.73/wnet/nature/files/2008/08/vocab-terms-scenario-chart.pdf

VOCABULARY BRAINSTORM

NATURAL SELECTION

ADAPTATION

COMPETITION

VARIATION

ENVIRONMENT

• LANGUAGE ARTS

~ Write short story  in the voice of a resident of Kundha Kulam. ( as seen in Video Clip 4)
~ What are his/her feelings about the yearly appearance of the birds. 

~ Why does he/she thinks does it happen?

~ How does he/she think the birds can bring rain? 

create your own questions that might be answered when you tell your story from the viewpoint of a person of the 

Khunda Kulam

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Bird Beaks - Bird Nature Study inspired Charlotte Mason Homeschooling with a Living Books Curriculum