Birds Built for the Sea: teacher key

Penguins, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Penguins are birds that cannot fly, yet they swim, dive and huddle. Read how they eat, stay warm and raise their chicks.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. An adult emperor penguin eats 2 to 3 kilograms of food a day. About how much could one eat in two days?
   • 2 to 3 kilograms
   • 4 to 6 kilograms (answer)
   • 20 to 30 kilograms
2. How does a father emperor penguin keep the egg warm?
   • Inside a burrow
   • On top of his feet (answer)
   • Under a pile of snow
3. What are groups of penguin chicks called?
   • Colonies
   • Huddles
   • Crèches (answer)
4. Which wild penguin is found north of the equator?
   • The emperor penguin
   • The little penguin
   • The Galapagos penguin (answer)
5. What do penguins use to push themselves along in the water?
   • Flippers (answer)
   • Webbed beaks
   • Fat

Words

• flippers: limbs for swimming
• krill: sea food
• webbed: joined toes
• equator: Earth's middle line
• huddle: tight group