Which Nest is Best?
Print Nest A cards on one color and Nest B cards on another color.
START Here- Nest A: Day 1 Laying
Nest A: Day 2 Laying
Nest A: Day 3 Laying
1. Mother bird lays one egg in the nest.
1. Mother bird lays one egg in the nest.
1. Mother bird lays one egg in the nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
3. Record this color as Bird 1 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
3. Record this color as Bird 2 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
3. Record this color as Bird 3 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
Nest A : Day 4 Laying
Nest A : Day 5 Laying
1. Mother bird lays one egg in the nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
3. Record this color as Bird 4 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
Nest A: Day 6 Laying
1. Mother bird lays one egg in the nest.
1. Mother bird lays one egg in the nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
3. Record this color as Bird 5 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
3. Record this color as Bird 6 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
Now follow your teacher’s instructions
to prepare for hatching.
© Penrod, Paul and Hawkins 2016
Nest A: Day 1 Hatching
1. Hatch egg 1.
2. Collect 8 seeds.
3. Feed Bird 1 all 8 seeds.
4. Record number of seeds eaten by Bird 1 for
day one.
5. Record temperature for day 1.
Temperature: 39°C
Nest A: Hatching: Day 4
Nest A: Day 2 Hatching
Nest A: Day 3 Hatching:
1. Hatch egg 2.
2. Collect 8 seeds.
3. Feed Bird 2 one seed and Bird 1 the
remaining seeds.
4. Record number of seeds eaten by Bird 1
and Bird 2 for day two.
5. Record temperature for day 2.
1. Hatch egg 3.
2. Collect 8 seeds.
3. Feed Bird 3 one seed, Bird 2 one seed and
Bird 1 the remaining seeds.
4. Record number of seeds eaten by each Bird
for day three.
5. Record temperature for day 3.
Temperature: 38°C
Temperature: 38°C
1. Hatch egg 4.
2. Collect 8 seeds.
3. Feed Bird 4 one seed, Bird 3 one seed, Bird
2 one seed and Bird 1 the remaining seeds.
4. Record number of seeds eaten by each Bird
for day four.
5. Record temperature for day 4.
Temperature: 39°C
Nest A Hatching: Day 5
1. Select egg 5.
2. This egg does not hatch! Remove this
egg from nest and record “unhatched” for this
bird on Day 5.
3. Collect 8 seeds.
4. Feed Bird 4 one seed, Bird 3 one seed, Bird
2 one seed and Bird 1 the remaining seeds.
5. Record number of seeds eaten by each
Bird for day five.
6. Record temperature for day 5.
Temperature: 43°C
1. Select the last egg to hatch.
2. Hatch egg.
3. Collect 8 seeds.
4. Feed Bird 6 one seed, Bird 4 one seed, Bird
3 one seed, Bird 2 one seed and Bird 1 the
remaining seeds.
5. Record number of seeds eaten by each Bird
for day six.
6. Record temperature for day 6.
Temperature: 39°C
Nest A Hatching: Day 7
Nest A Hatching: Day 8
Nest A Hatching: Day 9
1. Collect 8 seeds.
2. Feed Bird 6 one seed, Bird 4 one seed, Bird
3 one seed, Bird 2 one seed and Bird 1 the
remaining seeds.
3. Record number of seeds eaten by each Bird
for day seven.
4. Record temperature for day 7.
1. Collect 8 seeds.
2. Feed Bird 6 one seed, Bird 4 one seed, Bird
3 one seed, Bird 2 one seed and Bird 1 the
remaining seeds.
3. Record number of seeds eaten by each
Bird for day eight.
4. Record temperature for day 8.
1. Collect 8 seeds.
2. Feed Bird 6 one seed, Bird 4 one seed, Bird
3 one seed, Bird 2 one seed and Bird 1 the
remaining seeds.
3. Record number of seeds eaten by each Bird
for day nine.
4. Record temperature for day 9.
Temperature: 38°C
Temperature: 38°
Temperature: 39°C
© Penrod, Paul and Hawkins 2016
Nest A Hatching: Day 6
Nest A Hatching: Day 10
1. The runt (green bird) dies today-.
2. Remove the green bird from your nest and
mark “bird died” on day 10. Put an X for seeds
on days 10-11.
3. Collect 8 seeds.
4. Feed each Bird one seed, and Bird 1 the
remaining seeds.
5. Record number of seeds eaten by each Bird
for day ten.
6. Record temperature for day 10.
Temperature: 44°C
© Penrod, Paul and Hawkins 2016
Nest A Hatching Day 11
1. Collect 8 seeds.
2. Feed each Bird one seed, and Bird 1 the
remaining seeds.
3. Record number of seeds eaten by each
Bird for day eleven.
4. Record temperature for day 11.
Temperature: 40°C
Nest A Hatching: Day 12
1. Today is fledging day! It is the day your
birds leave the next!
2. Count the final seeds for each bird.
3. Record on data table.
4. All birds that have 10 or more seeds can
fledge.
5. Put a check mark on your data table for each
bird that successfully fledges from your nest.
6. Birds with less than 10 seeds have now died.
Record this on your data table.
7. Record temperature for day 7.
Temperature: 41°C
Nest B Cards
START Here- Nest B: Day 1 Laying
Nest B: Day 2 Laying
1. Mother bird lays one egg in the nest.
1. Mother bird lays another egg in the nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
3. Record this color as Bird 1 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
Nest B : Day 4 Laying
1. Mother bird lays another egg in the nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
3. Record this color as Bird 4 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
© Penrod, Paul and Hawkins 2016
3. Record this color as Bird 2 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
Nest B : Day 5 Laying
1. Mother bird lays another egg in the nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
3. Record this color as Bird 5 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
Nest B: Day 3 Laying
1. Mother bird lays another egg in the nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
3. Record this color as Bird 3 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
Nest B: Day 6 Laying
1. Mother bird lays another egg in the nest.
2. Select one egg to put in nest.
3. Record this color as Bird 6 by recording the
color of egg on the data table.
Now follow your teacher’s instructions
to prepare for hatching.
Nest B: Day 1 Hatching
Nest B: Day 2 Hatching
Nest B: Day 3 Hatching
1. Mother bird sits on all her eggs that she has
laid.
1. Mother bird sits on all her eggs that she has
laid.
1. Mother bird sits on all her eggs that she has
laid.
2. Record the temperature for day 1 on the
data table.
2. Record the temperature for day 2 on the
data table.
2. Record the temperature for day 3 on the
data table.
Temperature: 38°C
Temperature: 37°C
Temperature: 38°C
Nest B: Day 4 Hatching
1. Mother bird sits on all her eggs that she has
laid.
2. Record the temperature for day 4 on the
data table.
Temperature: 38°C
Nest B Hatching: Day 7
Nest B: Day 5 Hatching
Nest B: Day 6 Hatching
1. Mother bird sits on all her eggs that she has
laid.
1. Mother bird sits on all her eggs that she has
laid.
2. Record the temperature for day 5 on the
data table.
2. Record the temperature for day 6 on the
data table.
Temperature: 37°C
Temperature: 36°C
Nest B Hatching: Day 8
Nest B Hatching: Day 9
1. All the eggs hatch today! Hatch the eggs in
your nest.
2. Collect 8 seeds.
3. Feed each bird at least one seed and then
randomly feed the rest until they are gone.
4. Record how many seeds each bird received
for day 7 on your data table and record the
temperature for day 7.
1. Collect 8 seeds.
1. Collect 8 seeds.
2. Feed each bird at least one seed and then
randomly feed the rest until they are gone.
2. Feed each bird at least one seed and then
randomly feed the rest until they are gone.
3. Record how many seeds each bird received
for day 8 on your data table and record the
temperature for day 8.
3. Record how many seeds each bird received
for day 9 on your data table and record the
temperature for day 9.
Temperature: 36°C
Temperature: 37°C
Temperature: 38°C
© Penrod, Paul and Hawkins 2016
Nest B Hatching: Day 10
1. The green bird is the runt of the clutch and
dies today.
2. Remove the green bird from your nest.
3. Record that the bird died on day 10.
4. Collect 8 seeds.
5. Feed each bird at least one seed and then
randomly feed the rest until they are gone.
6. Record how many seeds each bird received
for day 10 on your data table and record the
temperature for day 10.
Temperature: 38°C
© Penrod, Paul and Hawkins 2016
Nest B Hatching: Day 11
1. Collect 8 seeds.
2. Feed each bird at least one seed and then
randomly feed the rest until they are gone.
3. Record how many seeds each bird received
for day 11 on your data table and record the
temperature for day 11.
Temperature: 40°C
Nest B Hatching: Day 12
1. Today is fledging day! It is the day your
birds leave the next!
2. Count the final seeds for each bird.
3. Record on data table.
4. Birds with 5 or more seeds can fledge.
5. Put a check mark on your data table for
each bird that successfully fledges from your
nest.
6. Birds with less than 5 seeds have now died.
Record this on your data table.
7. Record the temperature for day 12.
Temperature: 39°C