Hinterland Who's Who: Blue Jay
A short public service announcement of the blue jay.
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Education
Ages 5 to 7
Science - Environmental Science
Science - Life Systems/Ecology
Questions/Activities:
- What animal was discussed in the video?
- This is to test listening skills as well as to have the opportunity to bring up any immediate questions that students may have.
- What was one thing that makes this animal special?
- This allows the student to explore an aspect of the animal’s behaviour that they themselves found the most interesting.
- Draw a picture of the animal living in its home.
- Gives the students a creative outlet and tests their memory of what they learned.