Bird beak lab directions

True or false: You are only responsible for recording the population numbers for your own "island."

• True

• False

Which is NOT a major food source for finches among our islands?

• seeds

• insects

• berries

• nectar

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Where will you store the food you collect?

• in your pocket

• loose on your desk

• in your cup

• in your "beak"

Which data gets recorded in your lab packet?

• the number of each type of finch on your island

• the amount of food you collect

• the type of beak you have

• the name of the student eliminated in each round

When do you first record data in your packet?

• after the first round of food collection

• before the first round of food collection

• only after each "mating season"

• only at the end of the activity

By being overly enthusiastic/competitive when it's your turn, you could...

• increase your chances of winning, which is the point of the game

• potentially spill the food and undermine the point of the activity

What happens at the end of each round?

• The finch with the smallest amount of food is eliminated.

• Food is returned to the "food source" for your island.

• New population numbers are recorded in your table.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When eliminated players take on the role of new offspring after mating season, which beaks do they get?

• Each gets the same beak as one of the top 3 food collectors on the island.

• Each gets the same beak as they had in their previous life as a finch.

• Each gets randomly assigned a new beak.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

How many finches should your island have after the final mating season?

• The number you started with minus three

• The number you started with minus six

• One finch who now rules the island

• The same total number as you started with, but possibly with different beaks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4