BIRDS

Body
Covering

Body Temperature

Breathing
Organs

Reproduction

Limbs (arms, legs, fins)

Heart

Other
special features

 

Feathers

 

Warm-blooded

 

Lungs

Lay eggs which are incubated by parent

Forelimbs modified as wings; 2 feet have toes and claws

 

4 chambered

 

Mouth has toothless beak; hollow bones

 


 
How do birds protect themselves?
How does nature help mother birds protect themselves on their nests?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/

 
Bird Jokes Ha! Ha!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/

(Arrow down on Zoom Birds on the left.)

 

Why is an eagle called a bird of prey?
What are some other birds of prey?
What is the prey?
What is a predator?
http://www.idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/birdsofprey/facts.html

 



 
How do birds spend the winter?
Do all birds spend winter the same way?

http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?external=
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/animals.html&original=
http://www.proteacher.com/110006.shtml&title=
How%20Do%20Animals%20Spend%20the%20Winter

 

 

Where can I learn more about

the class of birds?

 

 

1. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~osch/hintsfor.htm Bird watching with children

2. http://www.inwave.com/schools/Monroe/penguin.html Web Quest on Penguins

3. http://www.amonline.net.au/webinabox/birds/index.htm Australian bird information

4. http://www.buteo.com/ Birds of prey

5. http://www.barbarascamera.com/birdsofprey.html Photographs and information on birds of prey

6. http://www.owlpages.com/links/owlcams.html Owl cam links

7. http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/technology/training/tools/elem/birds.htm First grade unit with technology on birds

8. http://netvet.wustl.edu/birds.htm Net vet links about birds

9. http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/index.htm All about Penguins

 

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