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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students use CD's to create bird feeders. They cover the CD's with peanut butter, cream cheese and birdseed and hang them from a tree branch. They observe the feeders for bird and squirrel activity. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students explore birds and their nesting habits. They take a field trip to the Great Sand Dunes to investigate habitats both at the dunefield and surrounding areas. They predict the nesting habits of the birds at the dunes and attemp to design and build a nest themselves. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students listen to examples of birdsongs. Using photographs, they discover how and why the birds sing. In groups, they create their own songs and perform them to the class. They sing the songs together to make a chorus of birdsongs. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students review what they already know about birds. As a class, they identify the characteristics of birds and chart it on paper. They observe birds on their school grounds and note their characteristics using their five senses. They share their observations with the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students read about the life cycle of birds. In groups, they brainstorm various endings to a statement given to them. They develop five questions to interview people at home. After all of the data is collected, they complete a chart and graph the results. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students discover the basic internal and external anatomy of a bird. Using feathers, they identify its structure and the different types of feathers for various purposes. They discover the adaptations that birds have to help them survive in the environment. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students create a T-chart to list what humans and birds need for survival. After reading in their textbook, they discuss and identify the many adaptations birds have and examine various types of feathers. They compare and contrast animal and bird bones to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students begin a KWL chart about birds and listen to books read aloud by the teacher before accessing Internet sites. They use a hotlist of websites to find information and use software to make a computer based movie. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students use a model to simulate the beak adaptations that bird species have to support their feeding behavior. They try to pick up food items such as seeds and grapes with different shaped utensils then discuss which shapes were more effective for each food type. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students research and write reports on tropical birds. They identify characteristics necessary for tropical birds' survival in the rain forest climate, such as coloration, nesting habits, and food availability. They create pictures of their tropical birds at night using a scratch-out technique. Full Review »
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