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Why would a hawk move to New York City?

Why would a hawk move to New York City?
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DISCUSS:

Which living things should you be able to find near you, next time you spot a squirrel?

Ask the questions:
1) What does it eat?
2) What is it eaten by?

Here's what we think...

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DISCUSS:

1) What animals might live in your neighborhood? Come up with 3 places where you could look.

2) Ask the food chain questions: "What does it eat?" and "What is it eaten by?" Does this lead you to think of any new animals to look for?

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# Extensions
Below are ideas for extending this topic beyond the activity & exploration you just completed.
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#Activity: Pill Bugs!

Pill bugs (also known as roly polys) are a kid-friendly critter for classroom observation.

Bugman Education offers Take a Pill Bug to Lunch, a inquiry-based activity for those willing to set up a pill bug habitat.

This video shows how simple setting up a pill bug habitat can be.

For more information on these critters, check out “The secret life of pillbugs” on The Infinite Spider, a science & nature blog.

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These readings can start students thinking. Channel that energy into a class discussion.

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Park Shanghai by Iakov Kalinin
iridescent pigeons by Denis Omelchenko
pigeons city landscape by Maglara
pigeons flying city by F. Alzheimers , used under CC BY
spooked pigeons by F. Alzheimers , used under CC BY
blue sky by Elliot Brown , used under CC BY-SA
red tailed hawk soaring by Ferris Akel
pigeons eating crumbs by Victoria Zinchenko
old man pigeons by Garry Knight , used under CC BY-SA
pigeon in hand by schankz
Pigeons in Tarnów by Aktron , used under CC BY-SA
hawk in motion by Phoo Chan
hawk in the city by Gavin Nevill
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hawk cliffs by Jodie Wilson , used under CC BY-SA
hawk superimposed over skyscraper by TheBrockenInaGlory , used under CC BY-SA
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pigeon skyline by Zero One , used under CC BY-SA
hawk pouncing city by EarnestTse
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light tan squirrel by DesignFife , used under Public Domain
squirrel by Eric Isselee
black cat by Ermolaev Alexander
nuts by Dionisvera
chain links by ClkerFreeVectorImages , used under Public Domain
red house by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , used under Public Domain
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lights-bugs by Leonid Eremeychuk
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crow sketch by MaKars
dead leaves by abramsdesign
fence lizard by Neil Lockhart
jumping spider by hin255
mouse sketch by chronicler
pigeon sketch by MaKars
spider by Potapov Alexander
cat sketch by onot
clover sketch by Val_Iva
cricket sketch by United States Department of Agriculture , used under Public Domain
lunch leftovers by Aleks Melnik
opossum by Apostrophe
snail sketch by onot
sparrow sketch by Teagan White
swallowtail butterfly sketch by Essentials
ant sketch by Tropinina Olga
daddy long legs sketch by Pearson Scott Foresman
flower garden sketch by Gulnara Khadeeva
gopher by Lenny712
hawk sketch by Kerris Paul, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , used under Public Domain
mole by Pearson Scott Foresman / papapishu , used under Public Domain
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frog by frankes , used under Public Domain
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rotting log sketch by ClkerFreeVectorImages , used under Public Domain
salamander by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , used under Public Domain
caterpillar by Kirsanov Valeriy Vladimirovich
earthworm sketch by Morphart Creation
garter snake sketch by The Popular Science Monthly , used under Public Domain
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pillbug sketch by Eric Isselee
squirrel sketch by diana pryadieva
vegetable garden by dedMazay
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Unit: red-tailed hawk by Robert L Kothenbeutel
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Activity Prep

Print Prep

In this lesson, students develop their thinking about the predator/prey relationships between living things. In the activity, Eat or Be Eaten, students play a card game in which they make food chains with predators and prey, and producers and consumers. The students who make the longest food chains win the game!

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Eat or Be Eaten Cards printout
Print on card stock if possible. 		1 per group
Eat or Be Eaten Score Card worksheet 1 per student
Eat or Be Eaten Teacher Tips worksheet 1 per class
Rules Of The Game worksheet 1 per group
Scissors
1 scissor per student
Prep Instructions

We suggest students work in groups of four. Homeschool students will need a partner to play the “Eat or Be Eaten” game as it is designed for 2 to 4 players.

Each group of players will need enough table space to lay out their cards as they form food chains. Clusters of student desks work well for this.

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15 mins

Hands-On Activity

30 mins

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