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\nNature of Teaching: Informal Curricula\n

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\nThe Nature of Teaching curriculum provides activity-focused resources designed for nature centers, field days, and 4-H clubs. Young scholars study and identify birds, build feeders for local birds, create exploding seed balls that they...\n
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\n\"Climate\n\n
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\nClimate Change in My Backyard: Grades 5-6, Unit 3\n

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\nThe third unit in a series of four looks at Earth's system responses to natural and human-induced changes. Fifth and sixth graders learn about how living things and ecosystems are impacted by changing climates. They collect data on plant...\n
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\nUnit Two: A Serious Economics Nut\n

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\nThe second unit in the series examines the complex relationships between animals and plants in the whitebark pine community of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. In the first of five lessons, scholars mimic Clark’s Nutcracker...\n
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\nWindWise Education Curriculum\n

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\nImagine a world powered by wind! The 19 lessons in this curriculum set provide young environmental scientists the information they need to imagine just that. The series begins with a lesson on the difference between forms of energy and...\n
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\nOur Hungry Planet: Food for a Growing Population\n

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\nBugs for breakfast? The Flipside science unit module, “Our Hungry Planet: Food for a Growing Population,” introduces middle schoolers to issues related to food production and innovative solutions to world hunger. Scholars investigate the...\n
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\nOur Hungry Planet: Food for a Growing Population\n

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\nBugs for breakfast? The Flipside science unit module, “Our Hungry Planet: Food for a Growing Population,” introduces middle schoolers to issues related to food production and innovative solutions to world hunger. Scholars investigate the...\n
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\nAdaptations\n

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\nViewers learn about adaptations of plants, animals, and humans through a collection of four Animal League videos. Host Britt Garner discusses behavioral and physical adaptations like camouflage. Also featured are unique adaptions like...\n
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\nSustainable Design and Biomimicry in a Desert Ecosystem\n

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\nChallenge young engineers to design a sustainable guest village in Arizona’s Saguaro National Park. A collection of four lessons and five activities provide designers with all the information they need to complete the challenge of living...\n
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\nUnderwater Diving Bird\n

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\nWhen we think of birds, we naturally think to look up in the sky. But, if you're looking for the dipper bird, don't forget to check underwater! This underwater diving bird takes fishing to the next level. Watch this video to learn how!\n
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\nChanging Planet: Adaptation of Species (Birds and Butterflies)\n

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\nA video about the impact of climate change on butterfly populations and a PowerPoint about butterfly and bird adaptations warm science learners up for the activity to follow. Using a variety of tools that reprsent unique styles of bird...\n
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\nFeed the Birds\n

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\nScholars use a large carton, string, an emery board, and bird food to create a hand-made bird feeder. After completing the craft, pupils keep a journal to track their observations.\n
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\nBird Watching with Theodore Roosevelt\n

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\nIf you can't go to the birds, bring the birds to you! An interactive lesson helps learners identify different bird types by sight and sound. Pop-ups provide information about the different birds and audio plays the sound each bird...\n
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\nSoft Sculpture Birds\n

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\nArt can mimic life, and animals are always interesting subjects. Learners create large soft sculptures (stuffed) birds using paper, paint, and other basic collage materials. They view images of birds, and discuss bird traits and shapes....\n
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\nThe Time Terror Birds Invaded\n

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\nLike something from a low-budget horror movie, terror birds ruled the roost in South America millions of years ago. Things didn't go as well when they headed north! With an intriguing video, biology scholars explore the massive migration...\n
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\nBird Ecology Unit\n

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\nBirds, plants, and vegetation, is there anything more lovely? There is! Engage your class in the scientific process, data collection, and data analysis. They stroll their campus observing and identifying various birds and plants,...\n
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\nWhat Factors Contribute In Attracting Birds To Feeders?\n

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\nStudents develop their own research questions dealing with specific variables provided by the instructor; students conduct bird counts using two kinds of birdseed, and analyze possible effects such as abundance or diversity.\n
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\nTimeline for Bird and Plant Research\n

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\nLearners research and observe birds and plants in selected habitat areas.\n
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\nProtocol for Backyard Bird Research Project\n

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\nStudents investigate a hypothesis about birds in their backyard using identification and survey skills.\n
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\nCelebrate Urban Birds\n

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\nSet up a 50x50 square foot area in a space at school and choose three days to go outside and observe the birds seen in a 10 minute span. The activity has learners tapping into their observation skills and creates awareness of the birds...\n
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\nFlying Bird Fact-Finds\n

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\nStudents investigate how to recognize, feed, and shelter backyard birds, design paper birds similar to one local species, and design and construct three-dimensional mobiles to display interesting facts and information they gather about...\n
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\nBirds of Paradise - Lovebirds\n

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\nLovebirds, a bird of paradise, are as colorful as the flower. Learn about their mating patterns and why they are called \"lovebirds\" in this video. Note: Some content may not be appropriate for young audiences.\n
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\nAmazing Birds\n

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\nWhat's so amazing about birds? Find out just how amazing birds are with a physics of animal behavior unit created by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Have learners explore and tap into their observational skills and notice how birds fly, what...\n
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\nFor the Birds\n

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\nSecond graders observe, identify, and document birds sighted at the library feeder station. They observe and document birds in order to begin their birder's life list. They apply scientific concepts and principles by using library...\n
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\nWeek 7: Animal Adaptations - Bird Beaks\n

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\nStudents use tools to represent bird beaks and pick up different types of food with them in order to discover which beak would help the bird survive depending on their food type.\n
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