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Cartoon drawing of various bird body parts

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    Build a bird activity

    Design a bird from a selection of wings, feet and beaks that make it well suited to a particular habitat.

    In this activity, children design and draw a bird to live in a particular habitat, choosing suitable body parts from a template.

    A classroom tries the activity

    See what kind of birds this group of Scottish schoolchildren created with the activity.

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    Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure

    You don't need to have visited Dippy to use these cross-curricular activities and lesson plans that explore the natural world both now and in the time of the dinosaurs.

    For Key Stages 1-2

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