{"id":450,"date":"2020-05-14T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T21:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/cobbettr\/?p=450"},"modified":"2020-05-14T14:14:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T21:14:58","slug":"squirrel-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/cobbettr\/2020\/05\/14\/squirrel-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Squirrel Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that Spring is fully underway, you might have heard a lot more birds chirping outside your windows, or maybe you have seen or heard them on your walks! Birds really love birdfeeders, and lots of people try to hang them outside for the birds…but there are a few problems with that…<\/p>\n

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Lots of other animals like eating from the birdfeeders, too!<\/p>\n

In order to protect a birdfeeder from having its seeds eaten by other animals, try and design a way to protect a bird feeder!<\/p>\n

There is a worksheet you can print to work on that looks like this:<\/p>\n

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Which you can download and print here:<\/strong>\u00a0Rosie_-Activity-Sheets_Squirrel-1 (1)<\/a><\/p>\n

Or you can work on any piece of paper to plan out your design!<\/p>\n

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When you’re done, maybe check out these interesting designs other people have come up with, and talk to someone about why you think they work (or why you think they DON’T work)!<\/p>\n

Here are some videos that Miss Cobbett suggests:<\/p>\n