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    Bird calls

    Aim
    To investigate whether the sound of a bird call depends on the size of the bird.
    Hypothesis
    The pitch of a bird call depends on the size of the bird.
    Prediction
    If a bird is larger it will have lower-pitched calls.
    The internet has lots of information about different birds, and recordings of their songs.
    Planning
    Think about these questions to help you to decide how you are going to find out whether or not the
    hypothesis is correct.
    1 Some websites give you information such as the length of a bird (usually ignoring the tail
    feathers and beak), the wingspan and the mass.
    a Which of these will you use for the ‘size’ of your bird?
    b Why do you think this is the best of these measures to use?
    c What will you do if the information is a range of sizes (such as ‘mass = 1500–2000 g’)?
    2 You can often look for patterns in data by plotting a graph. However you can only listen to the
    bird calls – you do not have any numbers to describe what they sound like. The tables below
    show you two ways in which you could compare your data.
    A B
    Large birds Small birds In order of size In order of pitch
    High pitch wren wren wren

    Low pitch raven

    a If you use method A, what would you expect to find if the hypothesis is correct? Explain
    your answer.
    b Explain what you would expect to find using method B.
    3 How will you make sure you have enough information to test the hypothesis properly? How
    many different birds will you investigate? The box shows some birds you could investigate to
    get you started.

    blackbird buzzard heron jackdaw raven red kite robin


    swift tawny owl wren

    Useful websites: www.garden-birds.co.uk and www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/a/


    Presenting your results
    4 Present your results in one of the ways shown in question 2.
    Considering your results/conclusions
    5 Write a conclusion for your investigation. Explain your conclusion if you can.
    6 Is the hypothesis correct? Explain your answer.
    Evaluation
    7 Is there any way you could improve your investigation? Explain your answer.

    I can…
    ● obtain data from secondary sources

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    ● draw conclusions from data.

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