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McGill University

Birds of Quebec

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada's province of Quebec is home to over two hundred different species of nesting birds. The Redpath Museum's Quebec Biodiversity Website has an excellent selection of bird species that can be commonly found in the province. Pictures...
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Earth Life

The Amazing World of Birds

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is all about birds! Read facts on birds and discover which bird is the rarest, which is most common, and smallest and largest. There are also several links for other pages on birds.
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PBS

Pbs: The Life of Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Online companion to the PBS program "The Life of Birds." In-depth look at certain behaviors of birds, the evolution of birds, birds as parents, and bird songs.
Interactive
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Which Birds, Which Plants?

For Students 9th - 10th
A visual bird identification tool that gives the feeding information of thirty common birds in America.
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Earth Life

Earth Life Web: Extinction in Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by Earth-Life Web, gives a list of extinct birds and provides a brief description and dates of extinction.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the Common Buzzard, including details on its appearance, habitat, predatory lifestyle, behaviour, and much more.
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National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Health: Matching Game for Niehs Birds!

For Students 9th - 10th
See if you can figure out what different birds eat. This interactive matching game explores the diets of 17 birds commonly found in the US.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Birds' Bills

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will compare and contrast different kinds of birds' bills and categorize pictures. After drawing the bills in each category, they will then compare the bill types with common household items.
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Other

Nature Worldwide: Birds of Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find an extensive list of the birds found in Panama. They are listed by their species name, the common name, and where they are found.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Common Murre

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the common murre and learn cool facts and conservation status.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
Maya Angelou recounts her coming of age story as a mature but apprehensive girl in the American South and California during the Jim Crow era. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 7-10) to pair with "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: A Bird, Came Down the Walk

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "A Bird, Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Phoenix Bird

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the fairy tale "The Phoenix Bird" by Hans Christian Andersen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Common Loon (Gavia Immer)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the Common Loon, including details on its appearance, habitat, behavior, and much more.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Downy Woodpecker

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Downy Woodpecker, eastern North America's most common woodpecker. Besides finding a detailed physical description of the smallest member of the woodpecker family, you'll also learn about some of this bird's unique...
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Friends of Algonquin Park

Common Loon and Bird Migration Research in Algonquin Provincial Park

For Students 9th - 10th
General information is given on the loon. See a movie of a Common Loon and listen to the different sounds that the loons are best known for. Included are research questions and answers about impact of the environment on the loon in the...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Different Bird [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"The Different Bird" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a bird that is teases because he can't sing, but finds out he can talk. It's okay to be different. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require...
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Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Common Murre

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet about the common murre, a Canadian bird that lives in coastal areas.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Bird and Dog Race

For Teachers 8th
In this race between a bird and a dog, 8th graders are provided with information about their starting locations on a map and their speeds. They are asked to predict a winner, draw the paths they might follow, decide how to determine who...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.sp Birds' Eggs

For Teachers 8th Standards
A scatter plot showing data for the sizes of birds' eggs is presented. Students are to look for correlations and make predictions whose values fall within the data range. They are also to make generalizations about the characteristics of...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Goldeneye

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status are the topics highlighted on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Common Goldeye on this site as well.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Tern

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, and more can be found on this authoratative site. Listen to the sounds of the Common Tern on this site as well.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Mure

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, food, behavior, reproduction, and more are topics found on this competent site. Listen to the sounds of the Common Mure on this site as well.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Merganser

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site presents clear and concise facts, pictures, and sounds of the Common Merganser. Listen to the sounds of this diving duck on this site as well.

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