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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Feed the Birds

For Students 3rd - 5th
Instructions for building a bird feeder and for keeping a journal of observations about the birds that come to feed.
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Website
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Winter Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Point to and click on any bird to learn more about them and what they're eating at the feeder. Look closely, some birds are camouflaged. Species of birds include the woodpecker, chickadee and grosbeak.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Observe animal behavior patterns and their habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class...
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Website
National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: Hooray for Hummingbirds!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Engaging resources for learning about hummingbirds. There is a downloadable 4-page student guide full of facts and information about them, a short quiz, and a game. Visit the Teachers' Lounge area for a lesson activity, an assessment...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Envision, Enhance, Enjoy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), Alabama's state parks and ways to sustain them will be explored. Students will also make a bird feeder from a recycled plastic bottle. This lesson is one from...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
A Female Hummingbird Perched on a Bird Feeder
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Website
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Usfws: Schoolyard Habitat

For Students 3rd - 8th
This informative site from the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service instructs teachers and students on how to create a wildlife habitat on school grounds.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Fine Feathered Feast

For Students Pre-K - K
Help feed the birds before winter arrives! Choose a level and help Nature Cat fill the feeders. Learn a cool fact about birds on each level.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Snowy Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Snowy Owl that also includes a picture and an extensive quote from the 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
Sparkling Violet Ear at Feeder
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Honeycreeper

For Students 9th - 10th
Red-Legged Honeycreeper at Feeder
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Honeycreeper

For Students 9th - 10th
Red-Legged Honeycreeper on Feeder
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
Sparkling Violet Ear at Feeder
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information on the hummingbird, as well as several vivid photos and a video.
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Handout
Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: Snowy Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Lincoln Park Zoo presents facts on the snowy owl, including its physical description, it's habitat, it's niche, and it's life history.

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