RZSS: Cairngorms Capercaillie Project

We are caring for capercaillie
We are caring for capercaillie
- Welcome to our flock!
  
  discover how we can all care for capercaillie
  
  RZSS have been working with the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project since 2014 to protect this very special bird!
  Click on the level below to start your journey and begin caring for capercaillie.
  
  Each level has a variety of activities to help you deliver curriculum-led conservation resources to all.
- Teacher's Notes - Early, First and Second Level File
- Teacher's Notes - Third and Fourth Level File
  A guide to the curriculum links and learning objectives of the Caring for Capercaillie course.

Early Level
- Now you've read the story, you can share...
  
  Likes and Dislikes
  
  Characters?
  
  Events/Plot?
  
  Settings/Places?
  
  Connections
  
  Did it remind you of other stories, films or shows?
  
  Is there anything you know about the characters or place
  
  Questions
  
  What sparked your interest?
  
  What do you want to know more about?
- Introduce your own chicks to capercaillie with this fun, dance-filled activity!
- Can you dance like a capercaillie?
  
  Capercaillie must put on an exciting routine to impress other birds and make sure they take good care of themselves and their chicks.
  
  Find your territory or nest and roll the dice to make up a routine to show off your best caper!
  
  Here are some ideas to get started:
  1. Patrol your area - be big and tall to impress the other birds
  2. Preen your feathers - can you reach from your head to your toes?
  3. Ruffle in a dust bath - shake those wings and tail feathers!
  4. Balance on a branch - can you stand on one leg?
  5. Call like a caper - use percussion instruments to mimic male lekking sounds!
  6. Incubate your eggs - how still can you sit?
  
  What other moves might a capercaillie have?
- Click here to roll your virtual dice! (provided by NRich Maths)
First Level
- What are capercaillie and where do they live? Find out about this huge bird with these wild activities!
- What is a capercaillie? Interactive Content
- Learn more about capercaillie and their place in the ecosystem
  
  Forest Food Chain
  Who eats who?
  
  Build a Habitat
  Challenge yourself!
  
  Shake Your Tail Feathers
  Get dancing!
- Forest food chain Interactive Content
- Forest food chain: Now can you order the trophic levels? Interactive Content
- Build-a-habitat, who lives where? Interactive Content
- Shake your tail feathers like a capercaillie! File
Second Level
- Capercaillie are part of a whole forest ecosystem, find out how these birds survive in Scotland and discover the challenges they have to overcome!
- Learn more about capercaillie and their place in the ecosystem
  
  Capercaillie Lifecycle
  Play the game!
  
  Who am I?
  Guess the bird!
  
  Listen to the forest
  Turn up the volume!
- Get creative and build your own bird!
  Have a go!
- Capercaillie lifecycle Interactive Content
- Capercaillie lifecycle: Now can you match the threats to the behaviour? Interactive Content
- Who am I? Guess the bird! Interactive Content
- Listen to the landscape... Interactive Content
- Bird Builder Page