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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Massive Migrations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Here is an exciting exploration of a fascinating topic for your emerging ecologists: bird migration! They begin by visiting the US Fish & Wildlife Service website to discover which Arctic birds come to their areas. They are assigned...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sheffield Island Adaptation Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
You don't have to visit The Maritime Aquarium to use this plan, but you would need to find a location where a variety of bird species live, re-write the activity worksheet to incorporate the local species, and purchase field guides for...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Birds of Tyson Lagoon Survey Form

For Students 9th - 11th
In this bird research worksheet, students identify the habitat of their bird as well as different behavior patterns and morphology of their research bird.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: The Life of Birds: Bird Brains

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the intelligence of birds. There are many examples to illustrate communication, use of tools, and general resourcefulness that many birds show.
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Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Raptors

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of birds of prey, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with these birds by integrating a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper...
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Handout
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Nest Watch: Nest Monitoring Manual [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
NestWatch is a citizen science project where the average person can assist scientists in observing and cataloguing bird populations to track how successful they are at nesting and reproducing. This 36-page package provides information...
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Handout
Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Flamingos: Adaptations for an Aquatic Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Sea World's provides users with this comprehensive site about flamingos. Contains information on adaptations for their aquatic environment.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Nhmu: Bird Watching 101

For Teachers 4th
Learn the basics of bird watching, finding and interpreting bird clues, and attracting birds to a particular location.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
Some resources helping students to learn all about the world of hummingbirds.
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Website
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: How Is Climate Change Affecting Birds?

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at how climate change is affecting Canadian birds. The site looks at how bird distribution, abundance, behavior, even genetic composition are all being altered due to climate change.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Bird Reproduction

For Students 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How do birds reproduce? We know that chickens lay eggs. But how do they do that? Learn more about bird reproduction in this learning module produced by CK-12.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Birds on the Move: Migration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over bird migrations, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.