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Science Launch G1 / Week 08 / Tuesday
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Week 08 · Animal Parts at Work

Tuesday

Beaks are tools
// Beaks, feet, shells and quills
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Beaks are tools

Raven fills the bird feeder with seeds.

A small bird cracks a seed. A hummingbird sips from a flower.

Rocket asks, "Why are their beaks so different?" Nova hums.

A beak fits its food

Birds use their beaks to get food.

Seed-eating birds, like sparrows, have thick, cone-shaped beaks.

Thick, strong beaks are great for breaking seeds.

A hummingbird has a long, thin beak.

It reaches deep into flowers to drink nectar.

BirdBeakFood
SparrowThick, cone-shapedSeeds
HummingbirdLong and thinNectar in flowers
WHICH BEAK?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which beak is best for breaking seeds?
Which bird reaches deep into flowers?
SentenceTrue or false?
Birds use beaks to get food.?
A hummingbird has a thick, cone-shaped beak.?
A beak shape fits the food a bird eats.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach beak shape helps a bird get its food.
BEAK MATCH
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A sparrow eats mostly...
Nectar is found in...
Another name for a beak is a...
Who filled the bird feeder?
SentenceTrue or false?
A sparrow has a thick, cone-shaped beak.?
A hummingbird beak is long and thin.?
All bird beaks are the same shape.?
Thick beaks are good at breaking seeds.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEBeak shapes fit different foods.
Draw a sparrow beak and a hummingbird beak.

Word Spot: open, over

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Open: O-P-E-N.

Over: O-V-E-R.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The flower will ___ in the sun.
The bird flew ___ the house.

You matched beaks to food!

Tomorrow you will test beak tools.

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