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3000 dead birds fall from the sky… KS3 starter …what could have caused it? © Snapshot Science, 2010 Image: Ildar Sagdejev at wikimedia.or
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3000 dead birds fall from the sky… KS3 starter …what could have caused it? © Snapshot Science, 2010Snapshot Science Image: Ildar Sagdejev at wikimedia.org.

Jan 14, 2016

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Page 1: 3000 dead birds fall from the sky… KS3 starter …what could have caused it? © Snapshot Science, 2010Snapshot Science Image: Ildar Sagdejev at wikimedia.org.

3000 dead birds fall from the sky…

KS3 starter

…what could have caused it?

© Snapshot Science, 2010 Image: Ildar Sagdejev at wikimedia.org

Page 2: 3000 dead birds fall from the sky… KS3 starter …what could have caused it? © Snapshot Science, 2010Snapshot Science Image: Ildar Sagdejev at wikimedia.org.

Help solve the mystery!

Discuss in pairs

Create as many hypotheses as you can.

For each one, explain how you will test it.

© Snapshot Science, 2010

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Page 3: 3000 dead birds fall from the sky… KS3 starter …what could have caused it? © Snapshot Science, 2010Snapshot Science Image: Ildar Sagdejev at wikimedia.org.

Extra information:

•The birds fell only in a 1 mile area.

•The birds come from roosting sites in woods outside of the city. There are many healthy birds still there.

•It happened on New Year’s Eve.

•The weather report stated that the area was cold but there were no storms.

© Snapshot Science, 2010

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