Lesson 21 of 84 · Animals

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles

🧪Lab Brief #21

Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles.

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ The twist

Every species solves the same problem differently.

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Mind = Blown

🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?

What You'll Learn

Mammals have fur and feed milk to their babies. Dogs, cats, and humans are mammals!

Key Words

stem
pollination
insect

Materials Needed

seeds
soil
cups

Safety First

Wash hands after handling materials.
Be careful with scissors — ask an adult for help if needed.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Read about Animals with a partner or grown-up.

Step 2 — Do

Draw a food chain: start with the sun, then a plant, then an animal that eats it, then a predator.

Step 3 — Observe

Watch carefully. What happens?

Step 4 — Record

Draw and write about what you learned.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is a food chain?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”

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