Description
What’s included in the Curious Trails Animal Builders Unit Study:
LESSON ONE: BIRD NESTS
• Discover how 8 types of bird nests are constructed.
• Compare and contrast nest designs while exploring their advantages and disadvantages.
• Build your own bird nest using natural materials.
• Extend your learning by researching how plastic pollution affects bird nesting behaviors.
LESSON TWO: TERMITE MOUNDS
• Discover the three castes of termites and their amazing life underground.
• Go inside a termite mound to visit the royal chambers, nurseries, and fungal gardens, then create a 3-D model for your nature table.
• Learn how termites engineer their mounds as giant ventilation and air conditioning units!
• Conduct a hands-on demonstration to see how temperature changes power the air circulation through termite nests.
LESSON THREE: PRAIRIE DOG TOWNS
• Tour a prairie dog town and meet its inhabitants.
• Learn how prairie dogs use Bernoulli’s Principle to passively ventilate their home.
• Design your own prairie dog burrow as we learn the function of each room.
• Diagram a prairie town ecosystem and learn why prairie dogs are considered a keystone species in their grassland habitat.
LESSON FOUR: BEAVER DAMS
• Discover how beavers design and build their dams and lodges.
• Explore the adaptations that make beavers nature’s master builders.
• Complete our beaver dam STEM challenge.
• Test how dams filter and clean our water systems.
UNIT CELEBRATION
Discover nature poetry while enjoying delicious bird nest cupcakes.
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