Summary
Why does the lizard lie in the sun all day? Elinor and her friends discover that lizards warm their bodies with sunshine — different animals meet their needs in different ways. Then a found feather kicks off an investigation into all the jobs feathers do for birds.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Animals have different ways of getting what their bodies need.
- Why did the lizard need to sit in the sun?
- How do you warm up when you're cold? How is that different from a lizard?
- What jobs do feathers do for a bird?
- What patterns do you notice in what all animals need?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: reptile, bask, warm-blooded, feather, needs.
Try it: Draw a lizard in a sunny spot and a bird with feathers. Label what each one is doing to stay warm.
Try it: List three things all animals need to survive.