+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation 9 - Bird Study

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine specific bird characteristics and become more aware of the ecosystems that support each bird. They engage in bird walks, mapping the areas where they find evidence of bird activity.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Next Stop, the Watsonville Wetlands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study bird migrations and the importance of wetlands.  In this migration lesson students play a game and complete a computer activity. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hawk in Flight

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use information gathered by satellites to explore the migration of the Swainson's hawk from the western border of Minnesota to the southern portion of South America.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Separate Vacations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students plot the migration paths of birds using latitude and longitude data from a table.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Duck Detectives

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore biology by completing animal activity pages in class. In this bird characteristics lesson, students discuss the different types of birds that exist in North America and identify their migration habits. Students read...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why Do Some Birds Have Two Homes When We Have One?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study migratory birds in the temperate forest and the tropical rainforest. For this migratory birds lesson, 6th graders participate in different activities that explain patterns  of migration, research patterns of movement...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Migration Migraine

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars partipate in a demonstration in which they role play animals migrating between breeding and wintering habitats and encountering hazards at each end of the journey.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Minnesota Ospreys and Migration

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the route that Minnesota ospreys follow during spring and fall migration. They describe the important ecological characteristics of the places that ospreys pass through during their migration. They determine where...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Birds of the Northeast

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students identify several common birds through field observations, preserved specimens and personal experience. They classify the species and choose one to research. They draw a migration map and participate in a project that benefit...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heading South

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners study the concept of animal migration with the change of seasons. They discover that migration can be hazardous, and the distance migrated can be short or long.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Costa Rica's Sustainable Coffee

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars experiment to see if birds prefer to eat bird seed with additives vs. no  additives.  In this experimental lesson students test to see if birds notice a difference between additive and no additive food. 
+
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...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Does the Rice Farmer Help Birds When They Fly South in the Winter Time?

For Teachers K
Students draw a picture of a bird in a rice field. In this social studies lesson, students then fold a piece of paper so that there are 4 spaces. Students then draw one thing in each square that birds get from the rice field.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hula Hoop Habitats

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore migration. In this science activity, students play a game in which they explore bird migration. Students discuss the needs of birds and play a game in which they "migrate" in order to meet their needs.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In the Company of Whales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine whales and how they migrate.  In this whale lesson students research whales and their migration patterns.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Birds and the Beaks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore the adaptations that birds have.  In this adaptations lesson students view a video and create a concept map of birds and their adaptive traits.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecology: Why Are Rice Fields Suitable Habitats for Birds?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the uses for rice by reading about the habitats of certain birds.  In this agriculture instructional activity, 5th graders research birds from the Gulf Coast and California and their reasons for living in rice...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Birds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list marine birds in their area and report on the threats made to these species.  In this marine life lesson students compare bird count data and argue either for or against its accuracy. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Analysis: bird habitats in rice farms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make a graph and write an essay to interpret the data of birds that take advantage of habitats near rice farms. In this data lesson plan, 5th graders calculate the information given to them and interpret it in an essay form.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heading South

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students look at the migration of different birds. In this migration lesson, students discuss why an animal migrates and problems that can occur during migration. They look at several downloadable maps that show the specific routes of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Estuaries Are for the Birds!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils recognize that birds act as indicators of pollution because of their sensitivity to environmental change, and role play the manner in which marine debris can be hazardous to waterfowl.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animal Migratory patterns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use field research and traditional research to identify migrating species of birds as well as their migratory patterns. Students generate a list of questions regarding migration and a plan to research the questions. A field...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life-Cycle Sleuth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners analyze an animal's life cycle and behaviors, and examine what animals need to stay alive and reproduce. They develop theories and hypotheses about the reasons for migrations, using the Journey North online project.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plant and Animal Changes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen as the book, "What Do Animals Do In Winter?" is read to the class. They discuss that during the winter, some animals migrate, hibernate, hide, change color, and some make changes in their bodies like growing extra...

Other popular searches