Intro Video

1. Intro Video

2. Unit Map: Follow Along in your packet WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING?AS.06.02 Basic: Recognize, ID, and Eval disease and parasites in animals AS.03.01: ID breeds and species

3. Know Understand Do! Know Types of birds Basic Care Requirements Gross internal and external anatomy Do • Design a care guide • Summarize care practices • Analyze homologous structures Understand • Requirements of differing types of species • Proper care and disease prevention • Physiology of flight

4. Key Learning: Birds and their care Unit EQ: How are birds an example of evolution and homology ? Concept : Types Lesson EQ: How can bird behavior differ? Vocab Parrot, Song bird, Socialization Concept : Anatomy Lesson EQ: How are birds adapted to flight? Vocab Homology, Remiges, Digits Concept : Care Lesson EQ: What are general care requirements for all birds? Vocab Aviary, Enrichment, Hand-Fed

5. Birds: Types Animal Science Level 1

6. Warm Up • Where would you find these birds?

7. Essential Question • How could bird behavior influence ownership?

8. Objectives • Identify common pet store birds • Define characteristics of each type of bird • Compare/Contrast types of birds • Concept Map Exercise

9. Common Pet Birds • Cockatiel • Finches • Doves • Canaries • Parakeet (Budgie) • Small Parrot • Conure • Lovebird

10. Parakeet / Budgie • Colors: Rare, Blue, and Green • For ages: 8 & up, with adult supervision • Pet lifespan: approximately 15-25 years

11. Parakeet / Budgie • Pet size: approximately 7" in length • Social • 30 minutes of socializing per day

12. Parakeet / Budgie • Intelligent • Whistle Tunes • Low talking ability • Other Behavior • Messy eaters

13. Conure • Types: Nanday, Green Cheek, Black Cap, Jenday, Sun, Fancy Green • For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision • Pet lifespan: approximately 20-30 years

14. Conure • Pet size: approximately 10"-15" in length • Social • 1+ hours of daily interaction

15. Conure • Intelligent • Smart, Easily Trained, “Step-up/Step-down” for easy handling • Behavior • Messy eaters • Noisy/ Medium speaking ability

16. Lovebirds • Types: Fisher’s, Peach-faced, Black-Cheek, Nyasa • For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision • Pet lifespan: approximately 15-20 years

17. Lovebirds • Pet size: approximately 6" in length • Social • 1+ socialization

18. Lovebirds • Intelligent • Easily trained • Behavior • Nest Makers • Chirps (train to whistle)

19. Activity Build a Concept map for each type of bird (follow first example, use your own paper) • Parakeet (Budgie) • Small Parrot • Conure • Lovebird

20. Vocabulary: Closing Socialization: behave in a friendly manner Preen: to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue

21. Vocabulary: Closing • Parrot: any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.

22. Birds: Types Animal Science Level 1

23. Warm-up • Compare and contrast the conure and lovebird. Include age requirements, lifespan, size, behavior, and intelligence. Write at least 5 sentences!

24. Essential Question How could bird behavior influence ownership?

25. Objectives • Identify common pet store birds • Define characteristics of each type of bird • Compare/Contrast types of birds • Concept Map Exercise

26. Cockatiels • Colors: Grey, Lutino, Cinnamon, Pied • For ages: 12 & up, with adult supervision • Pet lifespan: approximately 20-30 years

27. Cockatiels • Pet size: approximately 10"-12" in length • Social • 1+ hour of interaction per day

28. Cockatiels • Behavior • Whistlers • Preeners (self groom) • Messy eaters

29. Finches (Song Birds) • Types: Zebra, Society, Manikin, Cordon Blue, Gouldian • For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision

30. Finches (Song Birds) • Pet lifespan: approximately 5 years • Pet size: approximately 5"-6" in length

31. Finches (Song Birds) • Social • No handling, enjoy seeing people regularly • Behavior • Males sing • Messy eaters

32. Doves • Types: Rock, Diamond, White, Pink Ring Neck • For ages: 8 & up, with adult supervision

33. Doves • Pet lifespan: approximately 20-25 years • Pet size: approximately 4"-8" in length

34. Doves • Social • 15-30 mins per day, handled and stroked • Behavior • Calm, gentle • Coo (male call) • Need grit (stones for digestion) • Messy eaters

35. Canaries (Song Birds) • Types: Yellow, Red Factor, Fancy • For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision

36. Canaries (Song Birds) • Pet lifespan: approximately 5-25 years • Pet size: approximately 5" in length

37. Canaries (Song Birds) • Social • No handling, like to watch people

38. Canaries (Song Birds) • Behavior: • Makes sing • High metabolic rate (food always available) • Single or pairs • Messy eaters

39. Vocabulary: Closing • Song bird: 1. a bird that sings, any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines

40. Vocabulary: Closing • Grit: hard stones, kept in crop, used to help grind (chew) food

41. Activity • Build a Concept map for each type of bird (follow first example, use your own paper) • Cockatiel • Finches • Doves • Canaries

42. Birds: Care Animal Science Level 1

43. Warm Up • What might have happened to this bird?

44. Objectives • Understand proper care of domestic birds • Outline general rules for bird care

45. Essential Question • What are common rules of thumb for all bird care?

46. Bird Care: Main Areas • Environment • Food • Water • Enrichment • Illness prevention

47. Environment: Cages • Cages: • As roomy as possible. Able to spread wings & make short flights (exercise) • Metal bars; birds should not be able to fit their heads through

48. Environment: Cages • Cages: • Horizontal: for birds that like to climb (parakeets etc) • Slide out trays for easy cleaning and less anxiety to animal

49. Environment: Cages • Cages: • Draft free area • Daily sunlight • Even temperature

50. Environment: Aviary • Definition: large flying enclosure mimicking a natural environment