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Why do woodpeckers peck wood?
Plant & Animal Secrets Unit | Lesson 1 of 6

Why do woodpeckers peck wood?

Plant & Animal Secrets Unit | Lesson 1 of 6
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animal


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a living thing that needs to eat other living things
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beak


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the part of a bird that it uses to eat
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wing


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a body part used for flying
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forest


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a place with lots of trees
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footprint


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a mark left behind when a foot presses into soft ground
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food


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something that animals eat
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needs


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things an animal or plant must have in order to live
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survive


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to stay alive
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behavior


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what an animal does
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different


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not the same
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similar


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somewhat the same
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pattern


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something that happens again and again and again in a way that can be predicted
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video of quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin
video of woodpecker pecking wood and demonstration by Benjamin Slade
video of foraging raccoons and staff demonstration by Mossy Oak
video of quail scratching for seeds and Pat demonstrating by Don Desjardin
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video of woodpecker pecking wood by Benjamin Slade
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video of woodpecker pecking wood by Benjamin Slade
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Lesson narration:

Grade K

Plant & Animal Needs

Animal Needs: Food

K-LS1-1

Activity Prep

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In this lesson, students observe animal behaviors and work to discover a pattern: all animals seek food in order to survive. The activity, Eat Like an Animal, includes physical movement in which students act out animal behaviors, pretending to be quail scratching in the dirt, raccoons wading in the water, and woodpeckers pecking a log.

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