In science, a recent investigation I undertook with my class was into bird beak adaption.
Why are they different sizes? Shapes? Strengths?
To find out, I put different materials in tubs: ribbons, straws, sugar and buttons (representing the birds’ food). I gave each group a ‘beak’: pliers, spoons or chopsticks.
The children went around and tested each ‘beak’ on the material. It was a simple but effective experiment and the pupils could clearly see why different birds had different beaks.
Follow this link to have a look at the video of the investigation!
Finally, we concluded by talking about survival of the fittest i.e. the longer the beak, the deeper in a hole a bird could reach; meaning more access to food.
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