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The Life of Birds


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Catalogue Number:  110194DV
ISBN number:  9781592345564
Producer:  Visual Learning Company
Subject:  Science
Language:  ENGLISH
Grade Level:  9 - Post Secondary
Country of Origin:  U.S.
Copyright Year:  2009
Running Time:  20
Rights:  PPR

Birds are a vertebrate group with which we are all familiar. This beautiful and colorful video explores the major characteristics, adaptations, and life cycles of this group of animals. Special emphasis is paid to the features that enable birds to fly. Vivid footage from throughout the world also illustrates some of the major groups of birds. Concepts and terminology include: flight, wings, contour feathers, down feathers, endothermic, crop, gizzard, four-chambered heart, amniotic egg, albumin, yolk, incubation, Archaeopteryx, Passeriformes, Piciformes, Charadriiformes, Falconiformes, and Anseriformes.

Each program consists of a 20-minute video with on-screen assessments and vocabulary words. The video is accompanied by a comprehensive 25-page instructor's manual that contains numerous student exercises, vocabulary activities, and assessment tools. The DVD includes chapter breaks, indexes, labeled slides, glossary, and English subtitles.


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