Science Projects, Lesson Plans and Experiments

Discovery Table

Put out an assortment of feathers and pictures of birds. Allow the children to explore the feathers. Put a shallow bowl of water for the child to see what happens to feathers when they get wet. At group time ask what they know about feathers. Build a story from their words that can be built in a pocket chart. Expect something like this:
Feathers Birds are the only animals that have feathers.
Some feathers are big.
Some feathers are small.
Some feathers have many colors.
Some have only one color.
Feathers help a bird fly. They also help keep the bird warm.