Rationale: To understand the anatomy of a condor and compare size, students will create a life-size representation of a condor.
Time: 1 Day lesson; Approx. 1 hour teaching time
Aligned Standards: NGSS Practices 5 and 8; CCC 6; DCI LS4.C: adaptation
Materials: 10 pieces of copy paper (8.5" x 11"), tape or glue
Biology C - Foraging Flyers
Print the Paper Airplane or follow the video ->
Making a condor plane
Science can seem a lot like playing sometimes
As a large bird, do you think a condor flies short or long distances?
What do wing size and long travels have to do with the type of food a condor eats?
Why would a condor have an adaption for soaring and not for flapping?
Optional Extend
Can you measure how far your condor flies? If don't have a measuring tape use your condor model from the earlier lesson!
Condor origami