Nests and Nest Making
From the remarkable pensile nests of orioles to the intricate and delicate cup nests of hummingbirds, avian architecture is worth a closer look! In this program, students construct accurate robin nests, investigate various nest designs, examine a variety of real bird nests, and participate in some fun and educational bird nest games.
| (This program can be modified to suit any grade) |   |
Curriculum Links & Expectations:
Grade 4 : Science and Technology
| Life Systems - Habitats and Communities | |
|---|---|
| 4s1 | demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of habitat and community, and identify the factors that could affect habitats and communities of plants and animals; |
| 4s2 | investigate the dependency of plants and animals on their habitat and the interrelationships of the plants and animals living in a specific habitat; |
| 4s3 | describe ways in which humans can change habitats and the effects of these changes on the plants and animals within the habitats. |
| 4s8 | recognize that animals and plants live in specific habitats because they are dependent on those habitats and have adapted to them (e.g., ducks live in marshes because they need marsh plants for food and shelter and water for movement); |
| 4s16 | describe ways in which humans can affect the natural world (e.g., urban development forces some species to go elsewhere and enables other species to multiply too rapidly; conservation areas can be established to protect specific habitats); |
