Fur, Feathers, and Scales

Lab Brief #4

🎯 Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

⚡ The twist

Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.

What you'll learn

Some animals have fur, some have feathers, and some have scales. What covers your pet?

Key words

Make a hypothesis first

Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Use playdough to make your favorite animal. What shape is its body?

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

What happened? Tell a grown-up what you noticed.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Tell a grown-up your favorite part of the activity.

Question 1 of 3

Do birds have feathers?

Question 2 of 3

Do all animals have legs?

Question 3 of 3

Which animal says 'moo'?

Mind = blown

🦠 You have more bacterial cells in your body than human cells.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

🎯

We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this in real life: This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.

🏆 Stretch challenge (try it this week): Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.

👨‍👩‍👧 For the dinner table: “Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”

Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.

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