Students will learn to categorize by shared or non-shared characteristics using circles to create Venn diagrams. Select the Investigation activity. Students will learn to sort information and draw inferences. Select Categorizing for more practice in determining shared characteristics. Look up Bird .
Students can make inferences about the food birds eat and their feeding methods.
World Book , print. Look in Vol. 22 under Science projects for a list of simple, effective science experiments that are excellent for teaching this skill. Interfact Weather . Encyclopedia of Science , Vol.