Chordates - Review

Watch any films the student particularly enjoyed during the invertebrates unit.
Re-read any books the student particularly enjoyed during the unit.

Activities:
(over the course of five days)

1. What is the difference between a chordate and a vertebrate? 
2. How are sand dollars like sting rays?
3. Why is the coelacanth important?
4. Name three causes of extinction.
5. Why are pterosaurs and elasmosaurs not dinosaurs?
6. How do amphibians breathe? 
7. Why is a penguin not a ratite?
8. Name two places with unique mammal groups (Madagascar, Australia)
9. Why is a whale an ungulate?
10. [On a piece of paper, recreate the chordate branch up through Aves with the meanings of the scientific names.] Student pastes the correct scientific designations over the meanings, gives examples of each kind of animal.
11. [On a piece of paper, recreate the Aves branch with the meanings of the scientific names.] Student pastes the correct scientific designations over the meanings, gives examples of each kind of animal.
12. [On a piece of paper, recreate the Mammalia branch with the meanings of the scientific names.] Student pastes the correct scientific designations over the meanings, gives examples of each kind of animal.

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Psittaciformes, Cuculiformes, and Trogoniformes

Cuckoo hijacks warbler's nest - Natural World - BBC
Unbelievable amazing parrot

Macaws by Erika and Jim Deiters
Roadrunners by Lola M. Schaefer
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

psittaciformes: parrot-types
cuculformes: cuckoo-types
trogoniformes: gnawer-types

Activity:
Draw and label a parrot, cuckoo, and trogon
Add Psittaciformes, Cuculiformes, and Trogoniformes to Animal Kingdom Tree

..Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 7

Pied kingfisher catching fish in split second - BBC Wildlife
Woodpeckers vs. the World
Amazing! Bird sounds from the lyre bird - David Attenborough - BBC Wildlife
BBC Natural World's (Birds of Paradise)  (start at 2:30)

Crows! Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle
Two Blue Jays by Anne Rockwell and Megan Halsey
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

coraciiformes: crow-types

piciformes: woodpecker-types 

passeriformes: sparrow-types

Activity:
Draw 4 birds from Series 7 (kingfisher, woodpecker, sparrow) 
Add Series 7 to Animal Kingdom Tree
Take a walk - look for birds

..Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 6

Amazing potoo bird tree camouflage - David Attenborough - BBC Wildlife
Life: Behind the Scenes - Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird

A Hummingbird's Life by John Himmelman
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

caprimulgiformes: goat-sucker-types
apodiformes: no-foot-types

Activity:
Draw and label 3 birds from Series 6 (huummingbird, frogmouth)
Add Series 6 to Animal Kingdom Tree

..Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 5

Birds - peregrine falcon dives at 180 MPH - Ultimate Killers - BBC Wildlife
King Vultures
Snowy Owl

Vultures by Roland Smith and Lynn M. Stone
Hawks and Falcons by Maria Mudd Ruth
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Haast's Eagle

Vocabulary Added:

falconiformes: falcon-types

Activity:
Draw and label any hawk, vulture, and owl

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 4

Nile Ibis Birds Create Swimming Pools - BBC Earth
Flamingos of Bogoria
Shoebill Stork vs. Lungfish

National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

ciconiiformes: stork-types

Activity:
Draw and label several different storks (flamingo, marabou stork)
Add ciconiiformes to Animal Kingdom Tree

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 3

The Coolest Stuff on the Planet: The Dancing Cranes of Hokkaido
Nesting Puffin
Passenger Pigeons
Galloping hippos & the egret's amazing hunting trick  (start at 5:10)

Gulls...Gulls...Gulls by Gail Gibbons
Puffins by Ann O. Squire
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:
gruiformes: crane-types
charadriiformes: plover-types 
columbiformes: dove-types
ardeidae: herons

Activity:
Draw and label 4 birds from Series 3 (crane, plover, dove, heron)
Add Series 3 to Animal Kingdom Tree 

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 2

Atlantic Albatross - Extreme animals - BBC wildlife
Nesting Frigate Birds and Turtle Babies - Planet Earth - BBC
Pelicans: Outback Nomads - Documentary Full Film (17:30-21:45)

National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:

pelecaniformes: ax-types

procellariformes: storm-types

Activity:
Draw and label a procellariform and pelecaniform.
Add Series 2 to Animal Kingdom Tree 

...Aves - Neornithes - Neognathes - Series 1

BBC Life: The Grebes
Through the Lens: Yellow-billed Loon
March of the Penguins (Netflix)

Penguins by Ann O. Squire
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay
National Geographic Reference Atlas to the Birds of North America compiled by Mel Baughman

Vocabulary Added:
podicipediformes: anus-foot-types
gaviformes: loon-types
sphenisciformes: wedge-types

Activity:
Draw and label a grebe, loon, and penguin.
Add Series 1 to Animal Kingdom Tree

....Aves - Neognathae - Galliformes and Anseriformes

From Dino to Turkey
Our own Quail family
BBC Planet Earth - Mandarin duck dive
Geese Fly Together

Colorful Peacocks by Deborah Underwood
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee and George McKay

Vocabulary Added:
neognathes: new-jaw
galliformes: rooster-forms
anseriformes: goose-forms

Activity:
Draw any 2 galliform and anseriform birds (rooster, goose)
Add galliformes to Animal Kingdom Tree

...Aves - Neornithes - Palaeognathes - Ratites

What is a Ratite?
BBC Natural World - Cassowaries  (1:45-5:00)
The Moa
The Elephant Bird

Encyclopedia of Animals by National Geographic (Karen McGhee and George McKay)

Vocabulary Added:
neornithes: new-bird
paleognathes: old-jaw
ratite: keel-boat-types

Activity:
Draw and label several ratites (ostrich, moa, kiwi)
Add ratites to Animal Kingdom Tree

...Tetrapods - Reptilia - Archosauromorpha - Dinosauria - Maniraptora - Aves

(prehistoric birds)
The Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures by Cox, Savage, Gardiner, Harrison, and Palmer
Dinosaurs: a visual encyclopedia by DK Publishing

Vocabulary Added:
manuraptor: hand-snatcher
aves: birds

Activity:
Draw and label parts of any two prehistoric birds (gastornis)
Add aves to Animal Kingdom tree