Those Darn Squirrels Fly South

Lesson Summary

Design a device or shelter

Old Man Fookwire, although a grump, has a love of painting colorful birds. Although he finds squirrels a bit pesty, they persuade him to travel south for the winter, just like birds do. During this season in the south, Old Man Fookwire could continue his painting (and maybe not be so grumpy)! In this climate, his body is sweltering in the heat of the sun, which makes painting for long periods of time a hardship.

Design and build a device or shelter that will help Old Man Fookwire stay cool while painting in this hotter climate.  Keep in mind that he has adapted to living in a northern climate and has not yet adapted to the heat of the southern climate.

STE or Math Standards

• Earth’s Systems:
  3.ESS2.2. Obtain and summarize information about the climate of different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather conditions over a year vary by region.

ELA Standards

• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4
  Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

Video

Those Darn Squirrels Fly South by Adam Rubin