Curated OER
Leave What You Find
Students explore environmental awareness by participating in a role play activity. In this cultural analysis lesson, students discuss the importance of symbolism when referring to a tribe and create their own tribe based on a small group...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Nest Boxes for Birds
At least fifty different types of birds in Canada nest in cavities. This being said, these birds can adapt to nesting in nest boxes, which is a good thing since many of these birds? natural nesting sites are diminishing. Learn how to...
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Miami University: All About Bird Nests
If you think that all bird nests are alike read the about the study that this professor has conducted. You'll realize that there is so much more to bird nests than you thought.
PBS
Pbs: The Life of Birds
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.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: How We Went Birds' Nesting
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of How We Went Birds' Nesting by Amanda B. Harris, a children's book of pictures and information about birds.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Birds
This site from Enchanted Learning can answer your questions about birds. What type of scientist studies birds? What is the fastest running bird? Which bird lays the largest birds' eggs? Come and find out the answer to these questions and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Build a Bird Nest Box Day 2
Analyzing the work of others to determine if it meets the criteria for building a nest box.
Text Project
Text project.org: Fyi for Kids: Bird Nests [Pdf]
Download this PDF for an informtional text about the nests built by different types of birds.
Other
Your Garden: How to Make It a Safe Haven for Birds
What do birds need to thrive in our gardens? Find out what our gardens provide for birds and what other resources we can provide to make the garden a pleasant place for birds to dwell.
Other
Bird Friendly Gardening
Would you like to attract birds to your backyard? Look here to learn how to create an inviting garden for birds.
McGill University
Birds of Quebec
Canada's province of Quebec is home to over two hundred different species of nesting birds. The Redpath Museum's Quebec Biodiversity Website has an excellent selection of bird species that can be commonly found in the province. Pictures...
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Birds
This resource provides detailed information about birds, as well as several pictures.
DLTK
Kidzone: All About Birds
This is comprehensive site covers the characteristics of birds and looks at various birds through pictures and words. Several puzzles are included and the degree of difficultly can be changed.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Nest Watch: Nest Monitoring Manual [Pdf]
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...
PBS
Pbs: Parenthood (Birds)
This article from the companion site to "The Life of Birds" by PBS is full of examples of parenting birds. There is astonishing variety in nest building, offspring rearing, care, and even manipulation and deceit.
Other
National Aviary: Curriculum: Family Lives of Birds: How to Attract a Mate
Learn all about the diverse behaviors-sharing, dancing, singing, fighting, looking good, and showing off-that birds exhibit when attempting to attract a breeding partner. With interesting sidebars on how birds communicate and how they...
National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society: Audubon Guide to North American Birds
A huge database of North American birds which can be searched within a taxonomic family as well as by region. Each bird is accompanied by high-quality photos, audio recordings, a map of its distribution and migration areas, and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Bat Versus Bird
Learners compare and contrast two animals to recall learned information so they can share two facts using the informational text "The Best Nest". Included is a video explanation, a printable graphic organizer, samples of student work,...
Children's Discovery Museum
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Build a Nest
Imagine you are a bird and use materials you find in your neighborhood to design and build a nest.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Bird Reproduction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the reproductive behavior of birds.
Other
Tulsa Walk: Birds of Prey of Oklahoma
Choose a bird of prey from a convenient drop-down menu to find out more about its conservation status, identifying characteristics, feeding habits, habitat, and nesting behaviors. Information compiled for an eighth-grade science project...
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Bird Houses Making a Book
This lesson is designed to introduce young students to the various places birds might live and to have them visually represent them in a book form.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Read a Good Book: Creature Craft: Iptv Kids Clubhouse
Clubhouse friends visit their local library to read and discover more about birds. In this segment, kids take on the role of a bird and create a nest. Working in teams, kids apply their problem solving skills to create birds' nests...
Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes
2008 Chinese Olympic Stadium
Features many fascinating facts and images of the National Stadium (The Bird's Nest) in Beijing, home of the 2008 Olympic Games.
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