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Additional Search Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Ostriches
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1. Journey to a Wildlife Park
...ncils, and paper for school. 8. People in Tanzania use sticks called Miswaki for brushing their teeth. They chew on the end of the stick and it becomes a very fine toothbrush. 9. Unlike zoos of America, Rehema and her father get to drive right through the wildlife game park. She sees lions, zebras, ostriches, elephants, wilde beasts, cheetahs, hippopotamuses, and rhinoceroses. 10. The park is there, in part, to help protect the rhinoceroses, because some people like to kill them just to get their horns. Return to Lesson Plan
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2. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
...s and the highlands of Kenya, and discuss that not all places in Kenya look like this picture because there are beaches, swamps, etc. Pages 3-4: + The wildlife in Kenya is diverse. There are elephants, giraffes, lions, rhinoceroses, zebras, antelope, buffalo, cheetahs, leopards, crocodiles, eagles, ostriches, storks, and more. o What are these animals? Pages 7-8: o In this picture it is very dry, what is it called when an area doesn't have water and it is very dry? Drought. Pages 9-10: + Most of the people in Kenya live in rural areas, but many people go to the cities every year. The people in rural are...
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3. Animal Fact or Fiction?
...osquito bites spread AIDS. Earthworms become two different worms when cut in half. Certain lizard species can "drop" their tail and grow a new one. A groundhog's shadow determines the length of winter. Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico every year. Daddy-longlegs spiders are dangerous to humans. Ostriches bury their heads in the sand. For each statement, students should first research whether or not the piece of information is true or false. If it is true, group members should compile a list of "fun facts" about the animal and examine how the phenomenon described in the statement occurs. If it is not...
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4. Develop journalistic style - birds
...w thinking of ways to protect Help the birds so that more can be bred. Extension activities Use bullet points to present facts on any bird-related theme. Rewrite a newspaper article by condensing it into five paragraphs - but including as much information as possible. Teachers Plenary BIRD FACT BOX Ostriches do not need to drink - they can make their own internally and get the rest from vegetation Barn owls don't give a hoot -they screech. The fearsome Gastornis bird is thought to be a descendant of the dinosaur Volunteers read their stories. Praise the use of suitable sentences and explain why some of...
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5. Magnificent Flying Machines
Magnificent Flying Machines An Activity Using Multiple Research Tools Overview/Introduction: Grade 7-10 Birds are magnificent flying machines. Except for a few flightless birds, such as penguins, ostriches, and emus, California Science most birds are well adapted for flight. Some birds soar Content Standards such as eagles, others fly long distances, such as the Addressed: golden plover that flies oaver 14,000 miles, and others fly extremely swiftly, such as sandpipers, clocked at Grade 7-LS 5c., 6 10...
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6. 6.0.1 Describing the Animal Industry
...4. What types of animals are used on farms? The common term for these animals is livestock. Cattle (beef and dairy), poultry, swine, sheep, and horses. Due to the growing diversity of animals being raised on farms, you may get many different answers like fish (through aquaculture), rabbits, bison, ostriches, and emu (which are used for food and their hides). 5. What other characteristics do animals have which allow producers to develop certain genetic qualities? Selective breeding Over time, livestock producers began to notice that certain individual animals possessed more desirable traits than other a...
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7. Organ Music
...h, vulnerable, happenstance, ruefully, disposable, maladaptive, trait, offspring, childbearing, hygiene, speculation, bequeathed, prone Extension Activities: 1. Research an example of a vestigial organ such as the appendix, wisdom teeth or the coccyx in humans, the pelvis in whales, or the wings in ostriches. Also analyze the debate on the definition of vestigial and propose your own definition after considering your research. Why is this line of science a hotly contested area? What are the evolutionary implications of vestigial organs? 2. Search for colleges or universities that offer courses or majors...
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