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Feather Loan Box

 The feathers loan box features different types of feathers that cover a bird’s body as well as information about their function and how they help birds survive.

Suggested Grades 1 – 8
Weight  19 lbs.
Dimensions 26" L x 16" W x 14" H

Standards Explored

NGSS
1-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
2-LS4-1 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS4-2 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
5-PS1-3 Matter and Its Interactions
MS-LS2-5 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
MS-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
HS-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Contents

Activity Binder
Bird colors
Feather functions
Feather structure
Feather coloration
Feather identification

Loose
Envelope, large Turkey Vulture flight feathers
Stereo microscope
Wings, red-tailed hawk (2)

Box 1
Breast feathers, eastern screech owl (2)
Down feathers, saw-whet owl (1)
Envelope of flight feathers, great horned owl
Tail feathers, eastern screech owl (2)
Wing feathers, eastern screech owl (1)
Wing feathers, saw-whet owl (2)

Box 2
Turkey vulture flight feathers (20)

Box 3
Blue jay feathers
Downy woodpecker feathers
Red-tailed hawk feathers

Yellow-shafted flicker feathers
Various feathers

Box 4
Bird color
Bird feathers
Feathers
Feathers Presentation CD
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