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<strong>STEM</strong> project<br />
The problem<br />
Jacob is five years old and wants to own a<br />
pet. Every time his parents take him to the<br />
pet shop, he looks at all the birds in every<br />
cage. He hopes that one day he is al<strong>low</strong>ed to<br />
take one home. His parents always say that Jacob<br />
is too young for a pet and that he doesn't know<br />
how to look after it.<br />
How can Jacob show his parents that he knows<br />
how to care for a bird?<br />
The task<br />
Project brief<br />
• Design and create a home for a wild bird that<br />
Jacob could use to show his parents that he<br />
knows how to take care of birds.<br />
• Create a video of the bird home using<br />
an iPad ® application or a digital camera,<br />
explaining to Jacob the things birds need<br />
to survive and how each feature caters<br />
for the bird’s needs.<br />
Important things you need to do!<br />
• You must work in pairs.<br />
• You must use recycled<br />
and natural materials<br />
found at home<br />
or at school.<br />
• You must cater for the<br />
bird's five basic needs.<br />
WATER<br />
WATER<br />
• Your bird home<br />
must be able to<br />
hang in a tree.<br />
• It must be able to<br />
fit a parrot inside it.<br />
Biological sciences<br />
LIVING THINGS HAVE NEEDS<br />
© R.I.C. Publications<br />
Low <strong>res</strong>olution display copy<br />
• The video must include<br />
instructions to Jacob<br />
about how to care for<br />
a bird, using the featu<strong>res</strong><br />
of the bird home.<br />
32 <strong>Science</strong>: YEAR<br />
978-1-925431-93-3 R.I.C. Publications® – www.ricpublications.com.au<br />
A <strong>STEM</strong> APPROACH<br />
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