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American Museum of Natural History

Feed the Birds

For Students 6th - 12th
What kinds of birds are common in the area? Young scientists use household supplies to create bird feeders. They then document the birds that come to their feeders by keeping journals. 
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Unit Plan
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Bird Communication

For Students 5th - 8th
Sing for your dinner! Investigate the purpose of bird songs and strategies birds use to communicate. Through the lessons, individuals learn how to recognize different types of bird communication as well as hypothesize the purpose of...
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WindWise Education

What is Wind Power's Risk to Birds?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
How is risk determined? Through the use of a reading passage, individuals or groups learn about bird interactions with man made structures along with wind turbines. Pupils use information from the second reading passage to conduct an...
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Curated OER

Birds, Birds, Birds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore one bird a day and eventually put together a book about each of the birds they learn.
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Curated OER

Schoolyard Bird Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe and count bird sightings around their schoolyard throughout the school year.
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Curated OER

The Good Life for Birds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read article in Chain Reaction Magazine, Volume 4, to introduce them to bird research at ASU; students answers questions while they read the article.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Birds Quiz 2

For Students 7th - 8th
In this birds quiz 2 worksheet, students answer 10 trivia-style questions about birds and pop culture, not interactively, then scroll down to check their answers.
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Curated OER

Bird Brilliance!

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore natural resources and search outdoors to find materials to create a bird's nest. For this bird's natural resources lesson, 1st graders listen to a book about birds and reflect on the various things birds use to...
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Curated OER

Scale Drawings of Birds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create their own copies of Phoenix Birds using a grid system.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Jump, Glide, or Fly? Exploring Bird Evolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How have birds evolved from prehistoric animals? With the three-part instructional activity, small groups first research different prehistoric animals and determine whether they are birds. Then, scholars explore different bird...
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National Wildlife Federation

Bird Behavior Hike

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Bird behaviors have a distinct purpose. Using a tally sheet, learners observe and record different bird behaviors in nature. They practice their observation skills while learning how birds act and why.
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Alabama Wildlife Federation

Adapt-A-Bird

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Not every animal has the best features for its environment. Learners study the characteristics of birds and the implications of these characteristics as related to their environments. They use what they learn to create their own new...
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Study Guide
Penguin Books

Teacher's Guide: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelous

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is controversial. Like many other Angelou books, it is frequently challenged or banned from schools. In fact, Angelou is one of the most frequently banned authors in the United States. An...
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Curated OER

Birds and Mammals

For Teachers 6th
Providing a higher-level thinking experience, this presentation provides an in-depth and interesting review of mammals. The terms used in the presentation give students a chance to be exposed to scientific classifications. There is also...
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Dick Blick Art Materials

Fauvism is for the Birds!

For Teachers K - 12th
Here's a art project that lets kids use bold colors to express their inner wild beasts, and maybe even attract a few wild birds. Using old picture frames, canvases, and screen mesh, young fauvists craft bird feeders and decorate their...
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Curated OER

Bird Interdisciplinary Possibilities

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore birds, their territory, breeding, and seasonal movement. They research and collect information on birds through writing letters to ornithologists, reading in books, comparing web sites, and observing pictures. Students...
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Curated OER

Birds - Beaks and Feet

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use an online database to research information about bird's beaks and feet. Using that information, they discover what foods they eat and where they live. In groups, they cluster the food/habitat and beak/feet data to make...
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Curated OER

Beautiful Birds

For Teachers K
Students engage in a lesson that is about birds while taking part in a variety of activities that are like the following. They play a game that is used for increasing memory while using bird pictures. Students also create a collage with...
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Curated OER

Nesting Bird

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Your class will love this lesson! Learners discuss the birds they have seen in their region and create a collage. The collage contains a picture of a tree, a bird, and the bird's nest. As an extension, they can learn about the specific...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

For the Birds Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this birds vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 02 listed birds to the appropriate sentences that describe each of them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

For the Birds Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this birds worksheet, students read ten clues that pertain to birds and determine the answer from the word box. Students then use the answers to complete a crossword puzzle.
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Curated OER

Birds Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this science reading comprehension worksheet, students read a paragraph that contains basic information about birds. They answer 3 multiple choice questions based on the reading.
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Curated OER

Birds and Coffee

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the changing seasons with how they affect animal and human behavior. They explain what migration is and why many birds migrate south for the winter. They then trace the coffee sold in their neighborhood and in...
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Curated OER

Bird Beaks

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the characteristics of organisms and how these influence their ability to survive in particular habitats. Students perform experiments with types of bird beaks and graph their results. Students explore familiar...

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