Also, students will be given four sheets of paper and asked to draw four of the seven beaks they learned about and briefly describe what each of those beaks are best suited to eat. I would engage the students in is to take them outside on the playground near some trees or to take them to a nearby park and have them do some birdwatching. The students would be encouraged to try to determine what the birds they see eat based on what their beak looks like. A second extension activity I would present would be for the students to design a beak for a bird that eats pine needles or rocks. The children would need to draw the beak and write a paper on why the beak is shaped the way it is.
Students explore the museum and find answers for their worksheet.
Discuss student's findings for their worksheet. To enhance the unit on bird beaks by giving the students the chance to see the bird beaks they have been studying up close on actual birds. This hands-on and visual experience will enhance their awareness and memory of the different functions of beaks by being able to see them in such detail. Objectives Students will identify seven birds at the UWSP Museum of Natural History that fit descriptions they learned about for the seven different functions of beaks. Students will pick one of the birds they chose, draw it, and explain why they feel its beak is best suited for the function they said it was.