Field Introduction
The Art and Smart Parts of Flight
Overview: Students explore the concept of wild and domestic, and review their five senses and how they can enhance their senses by learning from other animals.

Time: 30 minutes

Location: Outdoors

Learner Outcomes:

  1. Students will demonstrate good field trip behavior throughout the day.
  2. Students will correctly answer true false questions regarding the concept of adaptations

Vocabulary:

  1. National Wildlife Refuge
  2. adaptation- smart part

Materials

  1. Bandana's (2)

 
Welcome to Monte Vista NWR
Explain. . .
  1. Welcome, you have been learning all about birds and adaptations, today we are outside to learn more about these things using this special place called a National Wildlife Refuge. In a National Wildlife Refuge we are in someone else's home so we need to treat it with the greatest respect.
Ask. . .
  1. What are some things we can all do to respect the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge? Write ideas on white board and discuss relevant ideas.

Owls and Crows

Do. . .

  1. Divide the group into two teams, the Owls and the Crows. Have the teams line up facing each other about four feet apart. About 15 feet behind each team, place a bandanna which designates Home Base.

  2. You will make various statements aloud, if the statement is TRUE the Owls chase the Crows, trying to catch them before they reach their Home Base. If the statement is FALSE, the Crows chase the Owls. Anyone caught must join the other team.

  3. Before you begin, practice by giving a few easy statements, and asking the players to just point to where they'll run.

  4. If the answer isn't obvious to the players, or they forget which way to run, you'll get some of the Owls and Crows running toward each other, and others running back to their Home Bases. During the pandemonium, the leader should remain silent and neutral. When the action has calmed down, he can reveal the correct answer.

Why Fly?

Explain. . .

  1. We will be exploring the animals homes today, and how each home is adapted to the animal.
Ask. . .
  1. What color of birds do you think are best adapted for this season?

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