Weaving Through the Trees: teacher key

Northern Goshawks, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. A goshawk steers between tree trunks with a long tail. See how big it is and how it raises its young.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does a goshawk use its long tail for?
   • To steer among the trees (answer)
   • To dig a nest
   • To sing
2. What group of hawks does it belong to?
   • Accipiters (answer)
   • Owls
   • Gulls
3. What color do young goshawk eyes turn?
   • Blue
   • Red (answer)
   • Black
4. How long do the eggs take to hatch?
   • One day
   • About one month (answer)
   • One year
5. Why does a goshawk have short, rounded wings?
   • It lives in a forest with many trees (answer)
   • It lives on the sea
   • It lives in the snow

Words

• accipiters: forest hawk group
• perches: sits and waits
• prey: food animal
• weave: twist in, out