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Birds: The Best Beak

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the correlation between a bird beak shape and the uses of the beak.
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Birds of Wisconsin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
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It's For the Birds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how anatomical adaptations make it possible for a bird to survive in various habitats. They discuss and list birds and their unique characteristics, and create an imaginary bird, illustrating the environmental...
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Adaptable Mandibles

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars define adaptation and highlight example of adaptation in birds and other animals. They study feeding techniques of seabirds and investigate the effect that trash has on wildlife.
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Flocking to Food

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils observe shore birds feeding. In this shore birds lesson, students visit a beach and observe shore birds feeding. Pupils discuss shore birds feeding behaviors.
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A Penguin is a Bird

For Teachers K - 5th
Students compare and contrast the ways that penguins are different to flying birds.
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The Great Horned Owl

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this recognizing facts about the Great Horned Owl worksheet, students read fun facts, match illustrations with adaptations, sequence life cycle cards, and read what to do if they find an injured bird. Students solve 16 answers.
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ARKive

Biodiversity and Evolution – Darwin’s Finches

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teens experience natural selection firsthand (or first beak) in an activity that has them act as finches foraging for food. Using different household items  to act as different beak styles, your little finches will collect as much food...
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Field Museum

The Case of Darwin's Finches

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
One of the most striking pieces of evidence for Darwin's Evolution of Species was his observations of finches and how their beaks differed from island to island, depending on their primary food sources. So what would happen to the theory...
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Animal Facts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders list five facts about an assigned animal, and complete a bird beak activity, using pliers, blunt pencils, forceps, clothespins, and a spoon that represent different types of beaks; students complete chart showing best type...
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Eeks Beaks

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the concept of adaptations that take place in the wild. Birds are the focus organism for this study. They examine the beaks of different birds and point out the differentiations.
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What Is A Raptor?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the special characteristics of raptors and discover what separates them from other birds. Students look at different photographs from the Internet or magazines of several different birds and identify the raptors based on...
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Beaks To Survive

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss and identify the types of adaptations that are made by different organisms in order for them to survive. In groups, they describe the features of beaks and discuss how it affects their chances for survival. They share...
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Berkeley Engineering and Mentors

Darwin's Finches

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Try a twist on the old finch beak and chopsticks activity by using M&Ms on a Twister mat. Spoons, knives, forks, and chopsticks represent beaks and are randomly assigned to your little birds, who must collect as much food as possible...
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Radical Raptors

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students are introduced to raptors and their role in the environment. They identify three characteristics of raptors and list several types of raptors found in nature. They discuss their positive and negative experiences with raptors and...
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Taxonomy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the complexity of organism classifications based on certain criteria.  In this classifying organisms lesson students study taxonomy and gather information and leaves to do their own experiment on classification. 
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The Living Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars use a spoon, clothespin, scissors, and toothpicks to simulate how animals get food in their environment. In this environment lesson plan, students learn about the adaptations animals make in order to survive.
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Listen and Draw

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars use their visualizing and interpreting skills to produce original writings and drawings. First, they listen to an adaptation of William Clark's description of the sage grouse. They form mental images that they translate...
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Ceramic Owls

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students creat owls through the use of slabs of clay with pinched beak and tufts. They use a clay tool or nail to add shape to mak wings. Students use shells, and other items to create texture. After the creations have dried, students...
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Sunken Millions Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This PowerPoint includes a game with ocean graphics in which two teams answer increasingly difficult questions about animals. Topics covered include plant and animal cells, animal adaptation, and similarities and differences between...
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PPT
ARKive

Biodiversity and Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Why is diversity in biology so important for an ecosystem? Explore biodiversity, evolution, and natural selection with a presentation for your biology class. It features clear information, activities for further understanding, and...
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Discovering Owls

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students are introduced to different types of owls and owl pellets. They list several adaptations that benefit the owls. Students identify the various species of owl that live in Wisconsin. Students discuss owl pellets and identify the...
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Wh0-o-o-o's Out There?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe the physical features of an owl and identify survival adaptations. They Investigate an owl's niche in an ecosystem. The students participate in an interactive puzzle on the internet that helps for motivation.
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FLY HIGH!!!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create their own bird study in their own schoolyard using the scientific method (see Testing a Hypothesis in Join the Project). Students do research in the library, at a local college, or on the Internet to determine the...

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