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Biomimicry Project: Do Ptarmigans Have Snowshoes?
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Heveran, Chelsea |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Students learn about the amazing adaptations of the ptarmigan to the alpine tundra. They focus on one adaptation, the feathered feet of the ptarmigan, and ask whether the feathers serve to only keep the feet warm or to also provide the bird with floatation capability. They create model ptarmigan feet, with and without feathers, and test the hypothesis on the function of the feathers. Students learn about the amazing adaptations of the ptarmigan to the alpine tundra. They focus on one adaptation, the feathered feet of the ptarmigan, and ask whether the feathers serve to only keep the feet warm or to also provide the bird with floatation capability. They create model ptarmigan feet, with and without feathers, and test the hypothesis on the function of the feathers. Ultimately, students make a claim about whether the feathers provide floatation and support this claim with their testing evidence. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Life Science Measurement Tundra Adaption Environment Feathers Natural Selection Biomimicry Flotation Ptarmigan Hypothesis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H30M |
| Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Geometry Biology |
