5/18/2023 0 Comments Flying monal bird![]() ![]() See how long they can keep up an easy flapping pace, about one flap per second, before they get tired. (With older students, you can show a diagram of a bird skeleton to compare its wings to human arms.) Have your students practice flapping. Have students hold their arms out like wings. Turkey Vultures soar for hours without much wing movement, while hummingbirds flap their wings over 70 times a second as they fly forward, hover in place, and even fly backward. If you have time, have the children modify their bird and notice whether these changes impact the “bird’s” flight. Observe variations in flight: how far each bird flies, its flight pattern, how long it stays up, etc. After making the birds, launch your “flock” outside or in a large room. You might want to provide different colors of paper and/or colored pencils for children to decorate their bird. Encourage children to try making different wing types. Make flying “birds” ( paper airplanes colored to look like birds). For older groups, download the Bird Wing Types Handout to scaffold learning. Discuss how each wing type is adapted for a different type of flight and have children come up with a list of birds for each wing type. Activity 2: Whose Wings are TheseĮxplore common wing shapes of birds by studying diagrams of four typical wing shapes. They also learn why some birds migrate and the hazards they face while doing so. ![]() In this lesson, students learn about the different ways birds can fly - soaring, gliding, swooping, hovering - and the basic principles of flight. Activity 1: Taking Flight – Flying and Migration!Įxplore bird flight and migration in the third lesson in our Feathered Friends resource. This provides a starting point for students who want to know more about those ideas that interest them.įind Animals in Flight on Amazon. Finally, there are smaller illustrations with accompanying detailed text, expounding upon the concept or applying it to additional species. There is a more informative paragraph for each illustration, providing a bit more information about the species or feature described. ![]() For each illustration, there is a bold, declarative statement making it a perfect read aloud for even the youngest audiences. From the delicate transparency of a dragonfly’s wing to the sturdy sleekness of an Albatross, the textures and colors of each cut-paper-collage illustration beautifully captures the feature it portrays.Ī unique aspect of this informational book is that it is written at three different levels. This book examines the topic of flight in a number of different animal species, over half of which are birds. ![]()
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