Water, shore and predatory birds
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Compare a water bird and a shore bird (leg, beak, food).
Water bird: webbed feet, swims; shore bird: long legs and neck, wades in shallows.
2
Why does the emperor penguin survive in Antarctica? Write adaptations.
Dense feathers, thick fat under the skin, huddling in a colony.
3
Write 3 sentences on the benefits of birds of prey.
They kill rodents, clean up carrion and remove sick animals.
4
Write 5 points on the importance of birds.
Pest control; meat and eggs; down; fertiliser; seed dispersal.
5
Draw a feeder for neighbourhood birds and write a care rule.
A box with a roof; clean grain in winter, clean daily.