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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: What Seeds Do Birds Prefer to Eat?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this project you'll build a bird feeding platform with four separate feeding areas. You'll be able to observe birds at close range, find out what birds inhabit your area, and learn about their seed-eating preferences. So get out your...
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Website
Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Bird Feeding

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about feeding birds. Learn about different types of bird feeders and what to put into them. Next, find out what types of birds come to feeders and some of their characteristics. Finally, familiarize yourself with some of...
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Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Bony Fish Diet and Eating Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a general rundown of the diet and eating habits of bony fish. Content includes a focus on food preferences and resources, food intake, methods of collecting and eating food, and fish as biological control agents.
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Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Introduction to Teeth

For Students 9th - 10th
The Animal Diversity Web offers a very good description of teeth in the digestive process of mammals. Covers the variety of teeth and links to discussions on a variety of teeth issues.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Eutheria

For Students 9th - 10th
UC Berkeley offers a very general description of the generalized diet of mammals. This means it describes the fact that there is an enormous variety of diets.
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Handout
Other

The frog.org: Feeding

For Students 9th - 10th
TheFrog.org provides information about the lives of frogs. This particular page discusses the diet of a typical frog.
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Handout
Other

Digestion in Green Iguanas and Other Herbivorous Lizards

For Students 9th - 10th
Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care Collection provides the article, "A Very Brief Overview of Digestion in Green Iguanas and Other Herbivorous Lizard Species."
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Handout
Other

Ornithology.com: Foraging and Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good discussion of the nutrition and feeding habits of birds.
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Handout
Other

Ornithology: Metabolism and Thermoregulation

For Students 9th - 10th
A good site that discusses the rate at which a bird's metabolism functions and its effect on the body temperature of the animal.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Winter Berries for Winter Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the change in diet for many bird species as the seasons change.
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life: Mammals: Diet and Digestion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the diet and digestion in all sorts of mammals, including herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. Read about different kinds of animals and their different dietary preferences.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs the Life of Birds: Bills, Beaks and Food

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan explores how natural selection has influenced the development of features that contribute to successful feeding (bills, wings, talons, etc.), as well as identifying those characteristics that enable birds to obtain the...
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Activity
Other

Catch the Science Bug: Favorite Bird Foods [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 6th
Discover what the birds in your backyard like to eat then record your findings on the data collection sheet.
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Activity
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Bird Feeding 101

For Students 9th - 10th
Next to gardening, feeding wild birds is the second most popular hobby in North America. This concise resource describes how to provide a safe and healthy feeding environment for the birds visiting your backyard.
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Other

Digital Frog International: Frog Mouth

For Students 9th - 10th
A very impressive photograph of the inside of a frog's mouth. No text.