Dave Taylor Wildlife - Videos - DAVE TAYLOR'S WILDLIFE

questions for Grades 1-3

Questions to pose to students about the video clips.

These questions will help guide a discussion of the videos. As more videos are added the questions will be adjusted to cover other aspects. There are several themes that should be evident in the current videos and they are identified in the Appendix.

For each of the grades there is a “main focus” series of questions typically based on Understanding Life Systems. For many of the grades there is a Supplemental section that, while not as developed, does suggest other possible uses for the videos.
Primary Grades (1-3)
General (Based on Grade 1 Understanding Life Systems: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things)
Link to suggested videos: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things

What do the animals featured need to survive?
What do the babies need survive and grow?
What are some ways that these animals are alike?
What are some ways that these animals are different?
Which animals have feathers? Fur? Skin coverings? Scales?
Which animals have 4 legs? Two legs and wings? More than 4 legs? Fins?
Which animals are quiet? Noisy?
Which animals are colourful? Which are plain?
Which animals do you think have a good sense of smell?
Which animals do you think have very good eye sight?

Supplemental: (GRADE 1 | UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS: DAILY AND SEASONAL CHANGES)

In some of these videos students can explore the seasonal changes that occur in nature. For example videos showing the seasons in the Riverwood forest can be explored and discussed. The seasonal activities of the various animals can be charted.

General (Based on Grade 2 Understanding Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Animals)
Link to suggested videos: Growth and change in animals

Which animals are predators? What proof can you find in the videos to support this?
Which animals eat plants? What proof can you find in the videos to support this?
How are the babies like their parents? How are they different from their parents?
Which parents are seen looking after their babies?
How is each animal suited for its environment?
Which baby animals play?

Supplemental: (GRADE 2 | UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS
AIR AND WATER IN THE ENVIRONMENT)

Many of the videos focus on the importance of water in the environment. The Credit River is the main waterway through Riverwood and it is because of it that Riverwood is home to such a diversity of wildlife and habitats. Air or at least the effect of wind can be viewed especially in some of the habitat videos.

General (Based on Grade 3 Understanding Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Plants
Link to suggested videos: Growth and change in Plants

How do the animals make use of plants?
What types of plants are seen in the video?
What colours were the flowers seen in the videos?
What colours seem to attract the insects?
What benefit do the flowers get from the visiting insects?
What is the difference between garden plants and wild plants?
Which plants were tall? Short?
Describe plants living in wet habitats?
Which plants dominated their environment?

Supplemental: (GRADE 3 | UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS:
STRONG AND STABLE STRUCTURES)
As this series develops videos on structures made by wildlife will continue to be added to the collection. In the current series there are several examples of bird’s nests that can be observed and analyzed.