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Birds

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1995

Birds
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill takes flight with birds, exploring feathers, beaks, and hollow bones - all the features that let them fly and thrive.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill takes flight with birds, exploring feathers, beaks, and hollow bones - all the features that let them fly and thrive..

  1. What features help a bird fly?
  2. How does a bird's beak shape match what it eats?
  3. Why are a bird's bones hollow?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: feather, beak, flight.

Try it: Match three beak shapes to the foods they're best for.

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