Exploring the Everglades: Spoonbills and Alligators
In Exploring the Everglades: Spoonbills and Alligators, the Go Jetters visit the Florida Everglades. They encounter a spoonbill and see alligators. Ubercorn shares funky facts about the Everglades, including information about the size of the Everglades National Park and just how diverse the wildlife is in this area. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
Lesson Express
Q: Why might spoonbills have a bill shaped like a spoon? What do they do with their bill?
A: They scoop up animals and food with their bill.
Q: Why shouldn't people have food around the water in the Everglades?
A: If alligators see food with visitors they may be dangerous.
Q: What did you learn about the Everglades?
A: Student responses will vary. Students may talk about how large it is, how many animals live there, or that people used to live there on raised houses.