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Miami University: All About Bird Nests

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you think that all bird nests are alike read the about the study that this professor has conducted. You'll realize that there is so much more to bird nests than you thought.
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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.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: How We Went Birds' Nesting

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of How We Went Birds' Nesting by Amanda B. Harris, a children's book of pictures and information about birds.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Birds

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from Enchanted Learning can answer your questions about birds. What type of scientist studies birds? What is the fastest running bird? Which bird lays the largest birds' eggs? Come and find out the answer to these questions and...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Build a Bird Nest Box Day 2

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Analyzing the work of others to determine if it meets the criteria for building a nest box.
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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.
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Other

Your Garden: How to Make It a Safe Haven for Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
What do birds need to thrive in our gardens? Find out what our gardens provide for birds and what other resources we can provide to make the garden a pleasant place for birds to dwell.
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Other

Bird Friendly Gardening

For Students 9th - 10th
Would you like to attract birds to your backyard? Look here to learn how to create an inviting garden for birds.
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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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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about birds, as well as several pictures.
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DLTK

Kidzone: All About Birds

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is comprehensive site covers the characteristics of birds and looks at various birds through pictures and words. Several puzzles are included and the degree of difficultly can be changed.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Nest Watch: Nest Monitoring Manual [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
NestWatch is a citizen science project where the average person can assist scientists in observing and cataloguing bird populations to track how successful they are at nesting and reproducing. This 36-page package provides information...
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PBS

Pbs: Parenthood (Birds)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the companion site to "The Life of Birds" by PBS is full of examples of parenting birds. There is astonishing variety in nest building, offspring rearing, care, and even manipulation and deceit.
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National Aviary: Curriculum: Family Lives of Birds: How to Attract a Mate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the diverse behaviors-sharing, dancing, singing, fighting, looking good, and showing off-that birds exhibit when attempting to attract a breeding partner. With interesting sidebars on how birds communicate and how they...
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National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Audubon Guide to North American Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge database of North American birds which can be searched within a taxonomic family as well as by region. Each bird is accompanied by high-quality photos, audio recordings, a map of its distribution and migration areas, and...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Bat Versus Bird

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students compare and contrast two animals to recall learned information so they can share two facts using the informational text "The Best Nest". Included is a video explanation, a printable graphic organizer, samples of student work,...
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Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Build a Nest

For Students 3rd - 8th
Imagine you are a bird and use materials you find in your neighborhood to design and build a nest.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Bird Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the reproductive behavior of birds.
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Other

Tulsa Walk: Birds of Prey of Oklahoma

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose a bird of prey from a convenient drop-down menu to find out more about its conservation status, identifying characteristics, feeding habits, habitat, and nesting behaviors. Information compiled for an eighth-grade science project...
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Bird Houses Making a Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson is designed to introduce young students to the various places birds might live and to have them visually represent them in a book form.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Read a Good Book: Creature Craft: Iptv Kids Clubhouse

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Clubhouse friends visit their local library to read and discover more about birds. In this segment, kids take on the role of a bird and create a nest. Working in teams, kids apply their problem solving skills to create birds' nests...
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Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes

2008 Chinese Olympic Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th
Features many fascinating facts and images of the National Stadium (The Bird's Nest) in Beijing, home of the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Other

Bradfords Woods: Eagles to the Nest [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This thematic curriculum which focuses on bald eagles revolves around a three-day field trip to Bradford Woods in Indiana. However, many of the activities could be adapted for other environments, and the background material is useful,...
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Other

American Society for Engineering Education: E Gfi: Think Like a Bird!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students learn about wildlife habitats, environmental engineering, and the complexities of nest construction by attempting to design and build a nest themselves. This activity can be done individually or with a partner.

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