Bird Beaks

Today we learned about bird beaks.  First we read about different bird beaks.  Then we used different tools to find the best tool for different kinds of food.  It was a blast and kind of entertaining to watch:-)  Each group had three tools and a type of food.  They were to use the tool and figure out which one was most effective, for a variety of food birds eat.

Nectar-straw, chopsticks, or a strainer

Meat-scissors, tweezers, or a nutcracker

Bird Seed-slotted spoon, straw, or eye dropper

Fruit-scissors, tweezers, or a nutcracker

Fish-chopsticks, a knife, or a straw

Nuts-tweezers, scissors, or a nutcracker

After each group tried their tools, they added a tally to the chart.  I gave each group a different colored marker to record their group decision about the best tool.

Our chart of which tool was best at each station.