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Feathered Friends

From SciGirls · 2015

Feathered Friends
29 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

The SciGirls build bird-friendly spaces in a city, finding out which species can make a living among buildings and what a small habitat change does to who shows up.

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Ages 7+
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Discussion questions

Discussion

Full episode (29 min) from SciGirls, season 3.

  1. Why do some birds do fine in a city while others can't?
  2. What did the girls add to make the space bird-friendly?
  3. How would you know whether the change actually worked?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: habitat, species, urban, adaptation.

Try it: Watch one spot outside for ten minutes and tally the birds. Write one change that would bring more.