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National Aviary: Curriculum: Wings to Fly
Richly illustrated interactive activity leads you through an investigation of bird wings. Includes interesting comparisons of the bones in a bird's wings with those in human arms and of the design of wings in birds versus planes.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 3 10 14: Orphaned Pelican Learns to Fly With Some Human Help
Article reports on how humans are helping an injured and orphaned Great White pelican learn to fly and care for himself in the wild. Includes a brief video.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Projectile Motion With Angry Birds
Analyze the path of a bird's flight as it attempts to obliterate pigs in the well-known game, Angry Birds. Comes with lab activities, a video, and a simulation. The latter requires software called Tracker, which is free to download.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Cormorant That Is in Flight
Cormorant That is In Flight
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Sandhill Crane in Flight
Sandhill Crane In Flight
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Canvasback
Get the facts about the Canvasback, a wild duck who only lives in North America. Besides finding a detailed physical description of one of the fastest flying ducks, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and...
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Raven in Flight
Cartoon drawing of a raven taking off in flight.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Flying Casanovas
Here's another great website that is a companion to a PBS television series. This time the show was called "Flying Casanovas" and the topic is bowerbirds. A lot about courtship and behavior in these bird groups. There's even a matching...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: A Proud Flight [Pdf]
"A Proud Flight" is a one page, Greek myth about Icarus and Daedelus. The father and son were imprisoned, and in order to escape, Daedelus made wings using bird feathers covered with wax. He warned Icarus not to get too near the sun or...
University of California
Ucmp: Aves More on Morphology
A good discussion of the major adaptations of the skeleton of birds in order to adapt to flight.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: California Condor
This detailed site contains a wealth of factual information about the largest flying bird in North America. Topics include: cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction and conservation status. In addition, the...
PBS
Pbs the Life of Birds: Evolution and Anatomy of Flight
This lesson plan, designed to accompany the PBS series "Life of Birds," explores how environmental pressures influenced the evolution of wings, how natural selection resulted in the diversity of bird species, and the mechanics of bird...
Curated OER
American White Pelicans in Flight
Read the fascinating tale of this once scarce bird. Find out about its appearance, habitat, nesting, and more.
Curated OER
Bald Eagle, Adult in Flight
This detailed site features the following topics: cool facts, range, habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status. The sounds of this bird species can also be heard on this site.
Curated OER
Bald Eagle, First Year in Flight
This detailed site features the following topics: cool facts, range, habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status. The sounds of this bird species can also be heard on this site.
Curated OER
Osprey, in Flight, Carrying Fish
This detailed site features an abundance of facts, pictures, and sounds of one of the largest birds of prey in North America. A menu highlights the following topics: cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Adaptations for Aeronautical Engineering
This activity first asks the students to study the patterns of bird flight and understand that four main forces affect the flight abilities of a bird. They will study the shape, feather structure, and resulting differences in the pattern...
Natural History Museum
Nhm: The Endeavour Voyage Across the Pacific
This multi-media rich site explores the voyage made by James Cook on the Endeavour in 1768. This voyage, marked as one of the most influential in history, made major nautical, geographical, natural history, and medical discoveries along...
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: California Condor
This reference material explores the largest flying bird in California, the condor. Learn about its habitat, diet, physical characteristics, and much more!
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clippix Etc: Pelican
Three Pelicans that are In Flight
Museums Victoria
Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Genyornis Newtoni
Genyornis newtoni was a gigantic, non-flying bird that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene Period. It is sometimes referred to as a 'thunder bird' due to its large size. Some information and pictures can be found here.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: American White Pelican
Did you know that the awkward looking pelican is very graceful in flight? Briefly described are its features, habitat and young. Seven excellent photographs showcase this bird in its environment.