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• Lesson Plans (12)
  


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General Birds Resources
Africam: Live cameras of animal hangouts in the wild and related educational services
Aliens Explore Earth--bird calls, flight, territories, and species

John James Audubon's Birds of America--This site presents the online version of John James Audubon's Birds of America

Bird Printouts
Birds of Prey
Bird Vocabulary--great for younger children
Chipper Woods Bird Observatory--resource for students, teachers, researchers and backyard birders who want to learn more about birds and conservation issues
Ducks of the World
Hello, Mate--Students will describe the function of bird courtship and recognize that courtship and mating consume a great amount of time and energy.
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History--near York, South Carolina, Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is a non-profit organization whose Mission is "to conserve animals, plants, habitats, and other natural components of the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and education for students of all ages." The Center is the most active bird banding station in the Carolinas with more than 41,000 birds banded and is an education site for the federally endangered Schweinitz's Sunflower. Its Web pages include informative text and photographs of flora and fauna that can be found in most habitats in the eastern U.S. Included are descriptions of the Center's long-term bird banding research projects (including hummingbirds) and "This Week at Hilton Pond," a pictorial account of natural changes through the seasons. Teachers, students, parents, birders, and conservationists will find this Web site to be a rich source of information about all sorts of nature topics.
House Plans--Students will identify the various kinds of natural materials used in making a nest and evaluate the amount of effort expended
KidWings--great resource for students (bird topography, feathers, nests, eggs, bird skulls, and much more)
Moving Day--Students will recognize why some birds migrate, describing the complex processes, and identify the hazards encountered during migration
National Audubon Society (Hey! bats aren't birds!)
Natural Tools--Students will recognize general types of bird beaks and the food each beak is best adapted for
Operation RubyThroat: the Hummingbird Project--Everybody loves hummingbirds, and these tiny feathered dynamos can be used to help students learn about science, math, geography, culture, and virtually any academic discipline. Operation RubyThroat is an award-winning cross-disciplinary project in which participants in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central America collaborate to study behavior and distribution of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). This Web-based project is open to anyone, but K-12 teachers and students especially are invited to participate. The Operation RubyThroat Web site--the most comprehensive one available about hummingbird natural history, banding, and research--is an outreach initiative of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History near York, South Carolina, USA ( http://www.hiltonpond.org ). Operation RubyThroat is affiliated with The GLOBE Program and has received major funding from the National Science Foundation.
Pigeon Facts
Print Your Own Coloring Page: Birds
Raptors in the City--a national inquiry-based science and technology program for grades 4-6 that stars the peregrine falcon
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Activities
All About Birds--provides classroom activities, bird printouts, and interesting bird facts
Be a Birder--Students will demonstrate the ability to locate and identify birds.
Bird Banter--Students will recognize some bird songs of common Illinois species and the importance and differences between songs and calls.
Bird Vocabulary--great for younger children
From Egg to Chick--raising chicks in the classroom and exciting integration activities to do with the children
Hello, Mate--Students will describe the function of bird courtship and recognize that courtship and mating consume a great amount of time and energy.
House Plans--Students will identify the various kinds of natural materials used in making a nest and evaluate the amount of effort expended.
KidWings--great resource for students (bird topography, feathers, nests, eggs, bird skulls, and much more)
Moving Day--Students will recognize why some birds migrate, describing the complex processes, and identify the hazards encountered during migration.
Natural Tools--Students will recognize general types of bird beaks and the food each beak is best adapted for.
Operation RubyThroat: the Hummingbird Project--Everybody loves hummingbirds, and these tiny feathered dynamos can be used to help students learn about science, math, geography, culture, and virtually any academic discipline. Operation RubyThroat is an award-winning cross-disciplinary project in which participants in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central America collaborate to study behavior and distribution of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). This Web-based project is open to anyone, but K-12 teachers and students especially are invited to participate. The Operation RubyThroat Web site--the most comprehensive one available about hummingbird natural history, banding, and research--is an outreach initiative of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History near York, South Carolina, USA ( http://www.hiltonpond.org ). Operation RubyThroat is affiliated with The GLOBE Program and has received major funding from the National Science Foundation.
Print Your Own Coloring Page: Birds
Raptors in the City--a national inquiry-based science and technology program for grades 4-6 that stars the peregrine falcon
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Lesson Plans
Animal Adaptations Unit--printable lesson plans about birds available through Adobe Acrobat Reader 5
B is for Birds--lesson plan for younger children
Billie Bird--lesson plan to teach younger children about the bird's body
Birds in Flight, What a Sight!--lesson plan designed to show students the unique structure birds possess
Feathered Feeders--creative lesson plan that requires students to think like hungry birds
For the Birds--K-3 lesson plan in which students make simple bird feeders and record the numbers and birds that feed there
Making a Nest--lesson that uses the children's book "The Magpies' Nest" to teach students how birds build nests
Moving Day--Students will recognize why some birds migrate, describing the complex processes, and identify the hazards encountered during migration.
Natural Tools--Students will recognize general types of bird beaks and the food each beak is best adapted for.
Penguin Thematic Unit--3 grade unit plan
Raptors in the City--a national inquiry-based science and technology program for grades 4-6 that stars the peregrine falcon
What Makes a Bird a Bird--lesson plan where students will learn to identify the four characteristics by which birds are defined
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