Make Your Own Hummingbird Feeder! | WQED Education Activity

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Humming Bird | Wild Kratts – Use this Wild Kratts video to teach children how hummingbirds are high-energy birds that need nectar to fuel their activity. 

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Enjoy this amazing video with Liz and learn all about super powers and nature while making your own hummingbird feeder!

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Standards

PA Academic Standards (PreK-3) Craft a Colorful Hummingbird Feeder

Science

  • 3.1.PK.A Explore and describe living and nonliving things.
  • 3.1.K.A Observe and identify similarities and differences among living things and their environments.
  • 3.1.1.A Observe, describe, and sort organisms based on physical characteristics.
  • 3.1.2.A Identify and describe basic needs of plants and animals.
  • 3.1.3.A Explain how living things depend on their environment to meet their needs.

Environment and Ecology

  • 4.1.PK.A Identify living and nonliving components of the environment.
  • 4.1.K.A Recognize how plants and animals interact with their surroundings.
  • 4.1.1.A Identify the roles of living things within local environments.
  • 4.1.2.A Describe how organisms depend on resources in their habitats.
  • 4.1.3.A Explain how animals use environmental resources for survival.

Engineering, Technology and Design

  • 3.4.PK.A Use tools and materials to create and build.
  • 3.4.K.A Develop and use simple models and designs.
  • 3.4.1.A Apply knowledge to complete a design task.
  • 3.4.2.A Use problem-solving and design processes to create solutions.
  • 3.4.3.A Demonstrate how tools, materials, and techniques are used to solve problems.