Butterfly Paper Plate
- Butterflies are insects
- The life cycle is made up of four parts: egg, larva, pupa, and adult
- Most caterpillars eat plants
- Butterflies have four wings
- Most butterflies feed on nectar from flowers
- There are 15,000 - 20,000 different species of butterflies
- Monarch butterflies are known for
traveling great distances
Flying Freeze Dance
- How do birds fly? - Birds have hollow bones to help them fly.
- Other animals “fly” such as insects and extinct dinosaurs
- Hummingbirds can fly backwards
- What birds cannot fly? - Kiwis and Penguins.
Helicopter Competition
- Will the helicopters fly longer with shorter or longer wings? - The length of the blades affect the flying time. (Try it to see which stays in the air longer.)
- The force that slows down the helicopter is called resistance
- The paper helicopter works because the air pushes up on the helicopter’s blades as it falls
Paper Airplanes
- People have been trying to build vehicles to fly for centuries
- Wright Brothers first to successfully build and invent the world’s first airplane
- Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is credited as world’s fasted manned jet aircraft
- 29,000 domestic and international flights each day
Paper Bird Tambourine- Birds have feathers, wings, lay eggs, and are warm blooded
- 10,000 different species of birds
- Birds are believed to have evolved from dinosaurs
- What is the smallest bird? - The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest living bird with a length of 5 cm.
- What is the largest bird? - The ostrich.
Paper Crane
- Cranes are among the oldest living birds on the planet
- Paper cranes are created all around the world
- It is said that if you make 1,000
paper cranes your wish will come true
Paper Egg
- The ostrich lays the largest egg
- Birds lay eggs
- What other creatures lay eggs (reptiles, fish, and amphibians)
- Eggs come in variety of colors, shapes, and sizes
- The Bald Eagle builds a big nest for their eggs
- The same material found in pearls is
what hard-shelled eggs are made of
Paper Plate Owl
- There are approximately 200 different owl species
- Owls are nocturnal - active at night
- Owls can turn their heads 270 degrees
- Owls are farsighted so they can’t see things closely
- Owls use feathers to help blend into
environment (encourage kids to try it with surroundings)
