Bird Adaptations in your School

Instructions

1. Find 5 birds in your school and draw a simple sketch of each bird in the first column of your worksheet. Label any key features.
2. Describe their behaviour. Is the bird solitary or in a flock? Is it always up high, or on the ground? Is it aggressive or skittish?
3. List any unique structural features (colour, body shape, wing size and shape, feet type, beak type, etc.) that you think are adaptations, and briefly describe how they might help the bird survive.
4. Can you conclude what environment the bird is adapted to?

Survey Table

Discussion Questions

1. Was there a pattern in the types of birds at your school? Suggest possible reasons for this.
2. Which bird do you think is best adapted to your school grounds? Why do you think this is?
3. Do you think there might be bias affecting conclusions made?