VERTEBRATES - BIRDS (Unit 4 - Science Year 5)

Today we are going to continue the unit 4 VERTEBRATES.

The second lesson we are going to get to know the BIRDS.

Watch this video:

Why are they fighting?

You can find more videos about birds below:

http://www.neok12.com/Birds.htm

CHARACTERISTICS:

BIRDS have:

A bird´s skin is covered with FEATHERS.

WARM-BLOODED: can keep their body temperature.

They breathe air through their LUNGS.

They are OVIPAROUS.

Female birds lay...

  

All Birds are TERRESTRIAL.

A bird´s mouth is covered by a hard BEAK.

BIRD GROUPS:

Make these activities to know more about bird groups:

If you want to know more, you would make these activities:

IDENTIFY AND LABEL THE BIRDS:

http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Birds-01.htm

http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Birds-02.htm

JIGSAW-PUZZLES:

http://www.neok12.com/jigsaw-puzzles/Birds.htm

SLIDE-PUZZLES:

http://www.neok12.com/slide-puzzles/Birds.htm