Exploring Our Fluid Earth

Teaching Science as Inquiry

 

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Question Set: Birds
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
Structure and Function
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
LS4.C: Adaptation
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Question Set: Birds
  1. Use your own words to describe in detail the evolutionary relationships between reptiles, birds, and dinosaurs.
     
  2. Amniotes
    1. What is an amniote?
    2. What is the evolutionary significance of the amnion?
       
  3. What are some adaptations that have allowed marine birds to survive ocean conditions?
     
  4. Where would you go to observe wild penguins in their natural habitat?
     
  5. What is the evolutionary significance of feathers in birds?
     
  6. Complete Table 5.9 to compare fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds.

 

ACTIVITY SHEET

Table 5.9. Comparison of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds

TEACHER GUIDE

Table 5.9. Comparison of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds (Teacher Version)

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