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Curated OER

It's A Jungle Out There!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.
Interactive
PBS

Idaho Public Television: Birds of Prey Facts

For Students 1st - 9th
Dialogue for Kids, a program on Idaho Public Television, offers facts, information, and images of birds of prey. Learn what makes a bird a raptor, what raptors look like in the sky, threats that face these birds, and more! Classroom...
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National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: Raptors! The Birds of Prey

For Students 3rd - 8th
Engaging resources for learning about raptors. There is a downloadable 4-page student guide full of facts and information about them, a short quiz, and a game. Visit the Teachers' Lounge area for a lesson activity, an assessment piece, a...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Birds of Prey: Looking at Raptors Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over birds of prey, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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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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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Raptors

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of birds of prey, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with these birds by integrating a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Book About Birds by Religious Tract Society

For Students 1st - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Book about Birds by Religious Tract Society (1865), a nonfiction book about birds by type: water birds, wading birds, field birds, birds of prey, song birds, etc.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Birds of the Jungle and Rainforest Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over birds of the rainforest, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Loggerhead Shrike

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Loggerhead Shrike. While only about the size of a robin, don?t underestimate this diminutive bird. The Loggerhead Shrike is a shrewd hunter and has been known to impale its prey on thorns or barbwire. Besides...
Lesson Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Bountiful Birds

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learn about different species of birds that make the estuary their home, and why the estuary is an important stopover for others. Includes teacher and student materials for download.
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Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation

Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation: Golden Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet about the golden eagle gives information about appearance, diet, habitat and nesting.
Handout
National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the drawing and original text of the entry about the bald eagle from John James Audubon's 1840 edition of "Birds of America."
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Animal Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to science quizzes about animals and birds. Topics include animal classification, butterfly, beetle and frog life cycles, spiders, bats, birds of prey, owls, birds of the jungle, rainforest, cold climates and migration.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Raptor Force

For Students 9th - 10th
Online companion of a Nature documentary about birds of prey, their sense of sight, and their powers of locomotion. Includes a game, Raptor Vision, that lets players see the world through the eyes of a raptor.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Birds

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

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: The Great Horned Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the great horned owl through this clear and concise site. This resource features information on the characteristics, habitat, food, reproduction and more of the great horned owl.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Bright Lights, Bird City

For Students 9th - 10th
Birds of prey--raptors--are increasingly making urban areas their own. Here is an interesting look at a change of habitat for these magnificent birds.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Barn Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the barn owl when you explore this educational resource. This site features information on the habitat, range, reproduction, characteristics and more of this fascinating bird of prey.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief but thorough article on the Bald Eagles. Content also includes pictures and an extensive quote from naturalist Edward Nelson as he discusses the role of eagles in Eskimo myth.
Handout
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Osprey

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site features an abundance of facts, pictures, and sounds of one of the largest birds of prey in North America. A menu highlights the following topics: cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction,...
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Oregon Zoo

Oregon Zoo: Red Tailed Hawk

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know the facts, behavior, breeding habits, vital statistics, and conservation of the Red-Tailed Hawk, most commonly seen Western bird of prey.
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Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation

Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation: Burrowing Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet about the burrowing owl gives information about appearance, diet, habitat and nesting. The burrowing owl is an endangered species in Canada.
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Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation

Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation: Snowy Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet about the snowy owl gives information about appearance, diet, habitat and nesting.
Handout
Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation

Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation: Short Earred Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet about the short-eared owl gives information about appearance, diet, habitat and nesting.

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