Lesson 8: Seabirds

Lesson 8: Seabirds

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BMROsFDahM&list=PLX4XdbwOThX-7FdPDFj-THcE8UvDR6iOf&index=9

*These videos are recordings of lessons Reef Relief hosted on Facebook Live during the COVID19 shutdown.

Key Points:

• What is a bird?
• Wings & Feathers
• How they fly
• Bones
• Seabirds vs Landbirds
• Penguins
• Gulls
• Pelicans
• Frigate birds
• And more popular seabird species!

Worksheets:

Worksheet 1-

• Who Am I
• Who Am I ANSWERS

Worksheet 2-

• Wingspan 2A
• Wingspan Comparison 2B
• Wingspan Comparison 2B Answers

Worksheet 3- Paper Airplanes and Flight

Videos:

How birds fly, musical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9n0i9vUSb0&feature=emb_title

Birds for kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vL_2rF8JHU

Albatross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwwVnUekpeE

Penguins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF0w9z_JUJs

Flight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-e5RzF8tcg

How do they fly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgO07y9JIIE

References:

https://www.seabirdyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Lesson-1-Seabird-Basics_Activities.docx..pdf

https://fsc.fernbank.edu/Birding/skeleton.htm

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Bird-Wing-Types-Handout.pdf

https://www.coolaustralia.org/fun-facts-about-penguins

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/how-do-birds-fly

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article240880071.html