Presentation Materials
Research project
Grading Rubric
Dates for Research Project
Monday, November 26
Objective: Describe the characteristics of the class aves.
Answer these questions about birds:
1.
What are the similarities that are present in
birds and reptiles?
2.
Which orders of birds have raptorial feet
(talons)?
3.
What purposes do the feathers of a bird serve?
4.
What are three adaptations of the skeleton of
birds? (There are more than this, just pick 3)
5.
Explain how the wings of birds allow them to
fly.
6.
Describe how food is obtained and digested in
birds. (There are some variations)
7.
How is the heart of birds different from the
heart of most reptiles?
8.
What makes the system of gas exchange so
efficient in birds, and why is this necessary?
9.
What makes the nervous system of birds more
advanced? What is their most important
sense?
10.
How do birds reproduce? (Include how their young
are born)
Tuesday, November 27
Objective: Describe the characteristics of the class aves.
Wednesday, November 28
Objective: Compare forest animals from different phyla.
Planet Earth - Seasonal Forests
Thursday, November 29
Objective: Observe and describe the external anatomy of a frog.
Frog Dissection - External
Friday, November 30
Objective: Observe and describe the internal anatomy of a frog.
Frog Dissection - Internal
