Fill the Bill Science Activity

We have been learning about animal adaptations in science class. Today we did an activity called "Fill the Bill." Students had to determine which bird beak (utensil) was best fitted for each type of food. One station was nectar (a narrow vase with water) and the beaks included a strainer, an eye dropper, and chopsticks. The students determined that the eye dropper was the best beak to get the nectar. They also learned that a hummingbird has a long narrow beak like an eye dropper to get the nectar inside a flower. Other stations included getting worms out of mud, caterpillars off a log, tiny water plants and animals, and even flying insects.