Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource investigates birds with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, evolution, and external links.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Birds Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a biology unit on birds.
eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Vertebrate Kidneys

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you've ever wanted to know about vertebrate kidneys. Modules include Freshwater Vertebrates, Amphibians, Lizards and Snakes, Birds, Mammals, Marine Fishes. Resources can be used as classroom notes or supplemental materials.
Website
Other

The Pet Bird Page: Parrots

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Pet Bird Page is a site developed to help find, compare, and select breeds of pet parrots as well as inform parrot owners on care, raising, and training of their pet birds.
Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Snow Bunting

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides a concise introduction to the Snow Bunting. Find out all the basic facts about this North American bird, focusing primarily on its physical description. Pictures of the Snow Bunting are also provided.
Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Sage Grouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the Sage Grouse through this clear and concise resource. Students will find information on the characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior and range of this type of running bird.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Birds in Flight, What a Sight!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson has been designed to show young scholars the unique structure that birds possess--feathers--and how they maneuver them in flight.
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Animal Kingdom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Background information about all of the classes of the animal kingdom, followed by four short lesson plan outlines.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: What Is a Bird?

For Teachers K - 1st
For this activity, students compare pictures of birds and other animals to see what characteristics are unique to birds.
Activity
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: What Actions Should Be Taken for Wade Island Birds?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine efforts of national, state, and local governments to protect birds in their natural habitats.
Lesson Plan
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: American Bald Eagle Status in Your State

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What is the status of the bald eagle in your state? Investigate the population of the once endangered national bird in the states. Understand why birds of prey are protected in the United States.
Article
Text Project

Text project.org: Fyi for Kids: Bird Nests [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 5th
Download this PDF for an informtional text about the nests built by different types of birds.
Website
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Usfws: Schoolyard Habitat

For Students 3rd - 8th
This informative site from the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service instructs teachers and students on how to create a wildlife habitat on school grounds.
Handout
PBS

Pbs teachers:n.a.m.i.b. (Namib Animal Mobile of Interesting Birds)

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Identify the birds of the Namib desert, describe the different environments in which birds live in the Namib Desert and build a bird mobile.
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Feed the Birds

For Students 3rd - 5th
Instructions for building a bird feeder and for keeping a journal of observations about the birds that come to feed.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:flying Casanovas: Bowerbird Basics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine characteristics of bowerbirds and their bowers. Compare and contrast various styles of bowers created by bowerbirds
Website
Other

Birdworld: Britain's Largest Birdpark and Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to learn more about England's Birds and Gardens? Visit Britain's largest birdpark and gardens in Surrey, England. Find out about the penguin feeding times and the safari rides.
Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Australian Magpie

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a webpage from Unique Australian Animals offering a nice description of the Australian Magpie. This easy to read overview also includes several images of various magpies.
Primary
Other

Companion Parrot Quarterly: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Companion Parrot Quarterly is a magazine dedicated to providing bird owners with the information they need to have and/or raise the best companion parrots possible. Their web site contains online articles from their magazine that...
Activity
Other

Hot Spot for Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that provides products as well as reference material for pet bird owners.
Interactive
Other

Aves De La Patagonia: Argentina

For Students 9th - 10th
"Aves de la Patagonia" is a Spanish website that provides a list of birds found in the Patagonia. It provides the scientific name for each bird, a short description and pictures.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Birds

For Students 1st - 3rd
What makes a bird? Tweet all about it right here!
Article
Fundación Cientec

Cientec: La Gran Migracion De Aves en Octubre

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the phenomenon of bird migration.