Nests! Nests! Nests!
5/3/2019
This week was all about nests. We examined real nests and a collection of real eggs. Our collection's largest egg is an ostrich egg and our smallest is a quail egg. We had 3 alaskan bird nests and one East African weaver bird nest. We were able to see how birds build their nests sturdy on the outside and soft on the inside to protect their eggs and babies. This lead to a discussion of why animals make nests. Together we came up with these reasons: to keep their babies safe and warm, so predators won't steal their eggs, to keep their eggs from falling or cracking, and to be a home. After feeling and describing actual bird nests our Explores built nests out of clay and natural materials we collected on a nature walk. This activity required the use of problem solving skills because the nests needed to safely hold one of our model eggs. They reworked their nests to be wider, taller, deeper, or more stable depending on the design. We learned that building bird nests can be difficult.
We spent time learning what kinds of nests different eggs need and how the parent animals make them. We used kinetic sand to mimic sea turtle nests, looked at penguin and sea birds rocky nests, bird nests in trees and burrows, fish nests (redds), and frog nests. Comments are closed.
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