If you lined up a peregrine falcon, a white-throated needle tail, and a frigatebird for a race, which would be most likely to win? Make your guess and you’ll be entered to win this week’s prize: Book of Flight: 10 Record-Breaking Animals with Wings (Phaidon). We have five copies to give away, so encourage your teacher pals to enter too! (Update: Congratulations to Sue, Karen, Jessica, Connie, and Paola for being our lucky winners!) You don’t have to guess correctly to win; just submit your comment to this blog by Thursday, June 27, to be included in our random drawing. Good luck!
Everyone can download the free Book of Flight Activity Pack to go with the book. Students match the record-breaking animal to its animal fact, dream up what they would do if they were like the fabulous flyers in the book, and more. Click here to get the free activities.
This year, 1,000 teachers in grades K–3 each will receive ten copies of If I Built a Car, which was created by the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association to encourage interest in car-related hobbies. Throw your name into the hat here.
The National Science Teachers Association has released its latest list of Best STEM Books K–12. Get the list here.
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PS: Did you know that Draco Lizard is the winged creature that’s best at hovering? It lives in the forest’s canopy because the ground has too many predators. I think I’d learn to hover too!
I have no idea but I will guess the falcon!
I am going to say the Peregrine falcon!
The peregrine falcon would be the fastest.
The frigatebird, just because I like the name!
It is a good name!
I am going to guess that the peregrine falcon would win.
The white-throated needle tail
White throated needle tail
Oh to Fly above the earth! What a great collection of flight!
Without doing any research, because I want it to be a true guess, I’m going to say the white throated needle tail!
I think the falcon will
White throated needle tail because falcon sounds to obvious.
Oh I would love to win!!!!! How exciting!
The falcon is my guess.
I went to college at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, so I am going with FALCON!
Peregrine falcon
I THINK THE FALCON WILL WIN, THEY HAVE GREAT VISION AND CAN FLY AT GREAT SPEEDS.
This would be a wonderful addition in my 5th grade science lab. Especially when we conduct our airplane lab! The peregrine falcon would probably win.
The peregrine falcon
I would probably guess the falcon..They’re both fast flying birds.
I will guess the white-throated needle tail would win.
My guess is the falcon
The Peregrine Falcon would win!!
I think the white-throated needle tail would win. I’m mostly guessing that one because I’ve never heard of it.
Definitely the Peregrine Falcon!
Definitely the Peregrine Falcon!
I think the Peregrine Falcon because of its streamlined dive and it dives at 370km an hour!
Peregrin Falcon
I believe it is the white-throated needle tail.
I’m guessing the white-throated needle tail.
My guess is the peregrine falcon. Now I will have to go research the other two to see if I’m right or not.
I’m guessing the white-throated needle tail (though I’ve never heard of it before now).