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Bird Families beside the Soccer Field

Use bird-watch notes to judge safe plans.

Answer Key

Watch the Goose Family

Listen to the notes. Use them to choose plans for the bird family.

Three Days at the Field

A class watches wild birds from a clubhouse window. A pond is beside the soccer field. A bike path runs along the grass. Young geese are called goslings.

Monday: Goslings eat grass beside the path. A rider comes near. An adult goose gives loud calls and walks toward the pond. The goslings walk behind it into the water. The rider stays on the path.

Tuesday: A rider comes near. Again, an adult calls and leads. The goslings follow into the pond.

Wednesday: The class sees the same steps when another rider comes near.

1.
Another rider comes near. An adult goose calls and walks toward the pond. What will the goslings most likely do?
  • A. Stay beside the bike path.
  • B. Follow the adult to the pond.
  • C. Walk behind the bike rider.
  • D. Spread out across the field.
2.
Workers need a bike route. Which plan best lets the goose family move away together?
  • A. Send bikes between the adult and its young.
  • B. Put a fence between the grass and pond.
  • C. Park bikes across the way to the pond.
  • D. Keep bikes away from the way to the pond.
3.
Which TWO clues together show that following the adult takes the goslings farther from a rider?

At first, the goslings are beside the bike path.The class watches from a window.The goslings reach the pond while the rider stays on the path.Young geese have a special name.

4.
The adult is walking to the pond. Sort each plan.
Leave a wide opening for the whole family.Close a gate between the adult and the goslings.Let the whole family cross before moving bikes.Put a barrier across the way after the adult passes.
Lets young follow the adultBlocks young from following
Leave a wide opening for the whole family.
Let the whole family cross before moving bikes.
Close a gate between the adult and the goslings.
Put a barrier across the way after the adult passes.
5.
A child says, “The adult carries the goslings away.” Which change makes the claim fit the notes?
  • A. The adult leads, and the goslings walk behind.
  • B. The rider leads, and the goslings walk behind.
  • C. The adult leaves, and the goslings stay on grass.
  • D. The goslings lead, and the adult stays on grass.
6.
A worker plans to let the adult cross, then hold the goslings behind a gate. Should the worker change the plan? Use a clue from the notes.

Yes. The goslings follow the adult to the pond on all three days. The worker should let the whole family cross together.

Watch Another Bird Family

Listen to these notes. Compare the families and judge the plans.

Small Birds on the Gravel

Killdeer are birds that raise their young on the ground. Another family lives on gravel beyond the soccer field. Its chicks have brown and pale marks, much like the gravel.

Monday: A field cart comes near. An adult killdeer gives sharp calls. The chicks crouch low and stay still. The driver stops and backs away. Later, the chicks get up and join the adult.

Tuesday: The class sees the same steps when the cart comes near again. The chicks crouch after the adult calls. After the driver backs away, the chicks get up and join the adult.

7.
The cart comes near again. An adult killdeer calls. What will the chicks most likely do next?
  • A. Walk behind the cart.
  • B. Run into the pond.
  • C. Crouch low and stay still.
  • D. Spread out and keep walking.
8.
A child expects the killdeer chicks to act like the goslings. What difference do the notes show?
  • A. Only the goslings hear an adult call.
  • B. Both kinds of young walk into the pond.
  • C. Only the killdeer chicks stay near an adult.
  • D. Goslings follow away; killdeer chicks crouch still.
9.
How could crouching still on the gravel help the killdeer chicks?
  • A. It could help them move faster than the cart.
  • B. It could make them harder for a hunter to spot.
  • C. It could make the adult carry them away.
  • D. It could help them lead the cart to water.
10.
Think about BOTH bird families. Sort each claim.
The two kinds of young respond in the same way.The young respond after an adult calls.The adults carry their young away.Each family's steps repeat on another day.
The notes support itThe notes do not support it
The young respond after an adult calls.
Each family's steps repeat on another day.
The two kinds of young respond in the same way.
The adults carry their young away.
11.
Which cart plan best fits what helped the killdeer family return to moving together?
  • A. Stop and back away when the chicks crouch.
  • B. Drive closer because the chicks are not moving.
  • C. Park between the adult and the still chicks.
  • D. Keep moving until the chicks follow the cart.
12.
How do BOTH families use calls and actions when something comes near? Tell one example from each family.

An adult calls, and the young respond. The goslings follow an adult to the pond. The killdeer chicks crouch low and stay still after an adult calls.