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Biology
Classification CHORDATA
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Phenomenon
How do birds stay warm? Give two ways how you think birds might stay warm.
Now watch the video and add more to your answer above
Bird FEATURES
Feathers
Wings
Beaks
Lay eggs
Internal skeleton
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordates/vertebrates
Class: Birdss
Order
Family
Genus
Species
CLASSIFICATION
Gastropods
Cephalopods
Crustaceans
Nematodes
Chordata-animals with backbones
Amphibians
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Prior Knowledge/Preview
UCMP Berkeley
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Inquiry science
Printable activity
On-line activity:
Summarize the characteristics and evolutionary history of birds Lumen Learning
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LAB experiments
Lab #1 Tracking Birds SI Learning Lab
Lab #2 Distinguishing different birds Smithsonian Learning Lab
Lab #3 View the video to determine what experiments you can do to show how birds stay warm in cold climes Smithsonian NMNH
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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Avian (bird) ear bone development tested in Space NASA Ames and Johnson p63
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Applications and examples
Earth Optimism: Conservation Success Story: Guam Rail Smithsonian National Zoo
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EXTENSION material for the curious
Investigating Bird Migration NASA
Interdependence of horseshoe crabs and red knot birds FWS
Climate change causing birds to shrink BBC
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