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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Raven: Creator of the Universe?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct research to learn about the fascinating ways and lore of the raven. They analyze the variety of ways the raven has been perceived by different cultures and classify the information and create a convincing argument to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Raven: Creator of the Universe?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore biology by researching birds in class. In this raven identification lesson, students utilize the Internet to identify the anatomy, habits and habitat of ravens. Students write descriptive paragraphs about ravens and read...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The Life of Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Online companion to the PBS program "The Life of Birds." In-depth look at certain behaviors of birds, the evolution of birds, birds as parents, and bird songs.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Week of 4 25 16: Study Reveals Ravens as Clever as Chimps

For Students 1st - 5th
Article reports on recent animal intelligence research that has found ravens to be as smart as chimpanzees, despite having much smaller brains.
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Website
Earth Life

Earth Life Web: Bird Orders of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Earth-Life Web, you can find a list of 23 bird orders and additional facts on each species. Taxonomy and photos are included.
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Revered, Reviled Crow Clan

For Students 9th - 10th
Howard Youth, a regular contributor to Zoogoer Magazine, brings this article on the crow clan with a specific emphasis on ravens. His topics that he covers range from The Smart and the Damned and Fancy, and Not So Fancy, Feasts to A...
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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: Royal Raven by Hans Wilhelm [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
Crawford, a raven, was unhappy with his plain black feathers. He wants to stand out and be beautiful. Read this story to find out what happens. Things are not always what we expect them to be.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Ravens

For Students 9th - 10th
Two scary looking black ravens stand on an old wooden fence with a blue sky in the background. Learn about a wide range of birds while checking out our fun bird facts for kids.