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Week 08 · Animal Parts at Work

Wednesday

Investigation: Beak buffet
// Beaks, feet, shells and quills
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Beak buffet

Rocket grabs a spoon. "This beak can get anything!"

He tries to lift water. It spills.

Raven asks, "Which tool fits each food?" Nova sets up stations.

You need

  • Tools: a spoon, a clothespin and a straw
  • A plate of dry beans
  • A plate of cotton balls
  • A cup of water and an empty cup
Safety first
Beans and cotton stay out of mouths, noses and ears.
The straw is a tool. Do not drink with it.
Wipe up spills so nobody slips.

Steps

  1. Pick one beak tool.
  2. Try to move beans to an empty spot.
  3. Try to move cotton balls.
  4. Dip the straw in water. Cover the top with a finger.
  5. Lift the straw and move water to the empty cup.
  6. Try every tool with every food.
MAKE A PREDICTION
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which tool will move water best?
ToolBeans?Cotton balls?Water?
Spoon
Clothespin
Straw
WHAT DID YOU FIND?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Did one tool work best for everything?
BUFFET CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did the spoon spill?
Is the straw for drinking today?
A long, thin straw is like which beak?
Why wipe up spills?
SentenceTrue or false?
We tried every tool with every food.?
Beans go in our mouths.?
Different tools fit different foods.?
WHY THIS EXERCISELike beaks, each tool shape fits some foods.
Draw the tool that worked best for beans.

Word Spot: move, try

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Move: M-O-V-E.

Try: T-R-Y.

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.
Can you ___ like a snake?
Let me ___ the puzzle.

You tested beaks like a scientist!

Tomorrow you will look at animal feet.

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