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BEAVER SCOUTS PreparatioN: This activity can be done inside, outside or in a camp. The activity: • You can begin the activity by asking Beaver Scouts what they know about oil spills and their environmental impacts. • When Beavers are exploring the wet feather, explain to them that most shorebirds have special waterproofing oils in their feathers that let them fly when their feathers get wet. • When Beavers are exploring the oily feathers, ask them if birds could fly when they have oil on their wings? (The wings get too heavy and the birds can’t fly.) When coated in oil from a spill, birds also have a hard time keeping warm, because their feathers are stuck to their bodies and they don’t have the insulation of air in between their feathers. • When the birds are washed, the soap removes the bad oil and the natural waterproofing oils from the feather. So birds will have a difficult time flying after they get wet. Review: You can suggest a visit to a wildlife conservation area or a bird sanctuary in your community (if there is one) so that Beavers can expand on their learning. For this Adventure, Beaver Scouts learn about the impact of oil spills on birds by examining feathers and imagining if a bird could fly if it is covered in oil. They also see if cleaning the oil off of the feathers will have any long-lasting impact on the animals’ ability to live comfortably in their environment. PLAN-DO-REVIEW SAVE THE BIRD — SCOUTERS’ TIPS ONliNe resources: • This activity is based on the “Birds, Feather, and Oil” activity from the National Geographic Website: education.nationalgeographic.com/education/ activity/birds-feathers-and-oil/?ar_a=1 • For more information about how oil spills affect birds, visit the International Bird Rescue website at: bird-rescue.org/our-work/research-and-education/ how-oil-affects-birds.aspx ACTIVITY Suggested TimeliNe Discussing the problem 10 minutes Fly like a bird 5 minutes How does an oily feather feel? 20 minutes Clean the feather 15 minutes Review 10 minutes Canadianpath.ca It starts with Scouts.

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Page 1: SAVE THE BIRD — SCOUTERS’ TIPS · feathers and imagining if a bird could fly if it is covered in oil. They also see if cleaning the oil off of the feathers will have any long-lasting

BEAVER SCOUTS

PreparatioN: This activity can be done inside, outside or in a camp.

The activity: • You can begin the activity by asking Beaver Scouts what they

know about oil spills and their environmental impacts.

• When Beavers are exploring the wet feather, explain to them that most shorebirds have special waterproofing oils in their feathers that let them fly when their feathers get wet.

• When Beavers are exploring the oily feathers, ask them if birds could fly when they have oil on their wings? (The wings get too

heavy and the birds can’t fly.) When coated in oil from a spill, birds also have a hard time keeping warm, because their feathers are stuck to their bodies and they don’t have the insulation of air in between their feathers.

• When the birds are washed, the soap removes the bad oil and the natural waterproofing oils from the feather. So birds will have a difficult time flying after they get wet.

Review: You can suggest a visit to a wildlife conservation area or a bird sanctuary in your community (if there is one) so that Beavers can expand on their learning.

For this Adventure, Beaver Scouts learn about the impact of oil spills on birds by examining feathers and imagining if a bird could fly if it is covered in oil. They also see if cleaning the oil off of the feathers will have any long-lasting impact on the animals’ ability to live comfortably in their environment.

PLAN-DO-REVIEW

SAVE THE BIRD — SCOUTERS’ TIPS

ONliNe resources:• This activity is based on the “Birds, Feather, and Oil”

activity from the National Geographic Website: education.nationalgeographic.com/education/ activity/birds-feathers-and-oil/?ar_a=1

• For more information about how oil spills affect birds, visit the International Bird Rescue website at: bird-rescue.org/our-work/research-and-education/ how-oil-affects-birds.aspx

ACTIVITY Suggested TimeliNe

Discussing the problem 10 minutes

Fly like a bird 5 minutes

How does an oily feather feel? 20 minutes

Clean the feather 15 minutes

Review 10 minutes

Canadianpath.caIt starts with Scouts.

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/birds-feathers-and-oil/?ar_a=1

http://bird-rescue.org/our-work/research-and-education/how-oil-affects-birds.aspx

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