Your peep needs to be kept safe from predators on the ground. Construct a nest that will hold a peep. The nest must be at least 10 snap cubes high and placed over the open end of a cup.
Build a bird nest to fit 2 eggs and balance the nest in a tree.
Teachers followed these guidelines to engage their students in this STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) project.
What materials will you use to build your project?
Small plastic cups, large plastic cups, half pipe cleaners, large toothpicks, unifix / linking cubes. Nest building project: popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, aluminum foil, straws, index card, clay.
Plan and draw a picture of your project design.
Create your project.
Create your project.
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Test - Place your nest on top of the cup. Set your peeps in the nest. Can you make it higher?
Test - Place your eggs in the nest. Put the nest on a cup (tree). Do the eggs stay secure in the nest?
Draw your final project design below:
Reflect:
How many cubes high is my nest? ____________ cubes
How many peeps fit in my nest? ____________ peeps
Which part of my nest design worked well and why?
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Which parts of my design did not work well and why?
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Discussion questions: What is the purpose of a nest? How is your nest design similar to a real bird nest? What challenges did you face that real birds might face when building a nest? If you could design the ideal bird nest, what would it look like and how would it be useful to birds ? What other types of animals build nests and how are they different from bird nests?
