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- 6th
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Students experience a hands-on learning experience to help them explore animal adaptations, namely the shape of a bird's beak in relation to their food source. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students explore feeling about the natural world and how those feelings are being affected by human action. They write poetry after viewing images of swallows in action and listening to poetry about the birds. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students participate in a simulated bird migration from a refuge to the Pacific Northwest. Working in groups representing sparrow and brants, they choose cards which tell them where to move next. They research fall and spring migrations. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research the evolutionary adaptations of marine birds and how these unique characteristics play into basic survival. They consider whether protecting the habitat of aquatic birds is as important as saving a better-known animal, such as the dolphin. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study man's first form of flight which truly imitated the free-flight of birds, the glider. They examine such important contributions to the invention of the glider such as: Sir George Cayley, Jean Marie LeBris, Otto Lilienthal and others. They focus on how gliders actually fly Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students are introduced to anatomy and morphology of birds. They predict bird behavior by comparing and contrasting body parts. Pupils experience taxonomic classificatin of birds. Students identify a birds habitat requirements. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students study the concept of predator/prey by researching specific examples of birds. They participate in a concept map/webbing activity to determine different characteristics of birds. They engage in a class discussion about predators and prey among birds. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students identify basic physical and behavioral characteristics of birds and how they adapt to their environments. To organize and share scientific information with peers. They discuss similarities and differences among birds. Communicate scientific information through electronic media. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students identify the various species of birds found in the wetlands. Students observe and record the key skills involved in scientific inquiry. Students handle and interpret data gathered on a field trip which reveals patterns and trends, such as, species diversity, species habitat preferences, and whether the population increases or decreases. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the new vocabulary associated with the book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly before listening to a teacher read aloud of the book. They complete a choral reading of the story, sequence it, and write newspaper type article using 5 W questions. Full Review »
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