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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Swimming Secrets of Duck Feet

For Students 3rd - 8th
By comparing the feet of different water birds you can discover how they propel the birds through the water. This Science Buddies project show you how to modify swim fins to simulate ducks' feet, greebes' feet, and the feet of...
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Website
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Global Warming and Water Fowl

For Students 9th - 10th
Is your state bird migrating farther north to escape the effects of global warming? This comprehensive resource answers this question by state.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: Tired Travelers

For Students 3rd - 7th
Using actual NASA radar, students discover how bird migration works.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Barn Swallows

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An informative article that lists numerous facts about the Barn Swallow. In addition, there are lessons that can be used in the classroom. Migration and annual cycle are also covered.
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Curated OER

Migration

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that wetlands are frequently used as resting stops for migrating birds? This is just one of the many interesting facts found within this educational resource. This site features information on the characteristics, types,...
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Handout
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Brant

For Students 9th - 10th
The brant is a small aquatic goose found in the Arctic and Alaska during its northern migration and as far south as Mexico and North Carolina on its southern migration. This is an information page about the brant.
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Handout
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Piping Plover

For Students 9th - 10th
The piping plover migrates over much of North America into Mexico. The species is endangered and threatened in Canada and in the United States. Facts about the piping plover are presented here.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Whooping Crane

For Students 9th - 10th
Look inside the lives of the beautiful whooping cranes. Learn about their characteristics, nesting behaviors, feeding, and the popular Ultralight-Led fall migration.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Canada Goose

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia defines and describes the Canada goose. Content includes a look at this bird's characteristics, behavior, food, migration pattern, reproduction, and environmental status.
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Handout
Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Semipalmated Sandpiper

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet giving information about the semipalmated sandpiper, a shorebird that migrates between the Canadian Arctic and South America.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: American Robin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the quintessential early birds, American Robins. Find out about their migration, nesting behavior, feeding, communication, and much more.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Ghorbat Kinship

For Students 9th - 10th
The term "Ghorbat" is applied to several non-food-producing, itinerant populations of fairly low status throughout the Middle East and even beyond, in parts of formerly Soviet Central Asia and the Balkans. These peripatetic populations...
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Robin (Erithacus Rubecula)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the robin, as distinct from the American robin, which is actually a thrush. Explains where robins are found, their physical characteristics, diet, migration behavior, mating, and predators.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Frequently Asked Questions About Bald Eagles

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions and answers that touch on all the essentials about bald eagles (anatomy, reproduction and young, diet and feeding behaviors, migration and flight, habitat and range, and conservation).
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Cyclic Behavior of Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the two types of cyclic behaviors of animals.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
Some resources helping students to learn all about the world of hummingbirds.
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Curated OER

Prince Edward Island Bird

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Blue Jay
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Eskimo Curlew

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Eskimo curlew, which migrated between the Northwest Territories and Argentina is believed to be extinct, although there are occasional reports of possible sightings. The reasons for its decline and a drawing of one can be found here.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mongolia: Uvs Nuur Basin

For Students 9th - 10th
The Uvs Nuur Basin (1,068,853 ha), is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow and very saline lake, important for migrating birds, waterfowl and seabirds. The site...
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Curated OER

Wetlands

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that wetlands are frequently used as resting stops for migrating birds? This is just one of the many interesting facts found within this educational resource. This site features information on the characteristics, types,...
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Curated OER

Marsh

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that wetlands are frequently used as resting stops for migrating birds? This is just one of the many interesting facts found within this educational resource. This site features information on the characteristics, types,...
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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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Website
Other

One World's Journey: Georgia's Environment and Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice summary of the physical geography of Georgia. Read about the climate, vegetation, and animal life.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Canada Goose

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia defines and describes the Canada goose. Content includes a look at this bird's characteristics, behavior, food, migration pattern, reproduction, and environmental status.

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