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The Great Spider Debate

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study about the survival and hunting strategies of several different kinds of spiders. They also be introduced to scientific classification of spiders and write a brief report about one of the spider families they observe.
Lesson Plan
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Wildlife Habitat

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain what a habitat is and describe its four elements. They see how an area's habitat suitability varies with different species of wildlife. They name factors that affect habitat suitability.
Worksheet
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The Great American Alligator

For Students 6th - 10th
For this alligator worksheet, students read a short essay describing the natural history of this reptile. Then students complete 3 fill in the blank and 3 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Don't Cry Over Spilled Oil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill while evaluating oil spill clean up activities. They discover the long term impact can have on an ecosystem by completing this experiment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Saving Habitat

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students pick an animal native to Maryland and research how populations of that animal might be affected by land use changes over the past thirty years. They predict population trends for the next thirty years.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's A Jungle Out There!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Venom!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the nature of venom. They conduct an experiment to demonstrate how proteins such as venoms can be denatured using raw eggs, beakers, heated water, and compresses.
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.
Website
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...
Handout
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...
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.
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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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...
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Scrunchies May Save Birds From Fiercest Predator

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about a wearable device that may help prevent birds from being attacked and killed by cats. Includes video.
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.
Article
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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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.
Website
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
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.
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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.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Predators and Prey: How Do Cats Respond to Bird Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
A science fair project that ask whether cats respond to familiar bird sounds more readily that bird sounds in general. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
Handout
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.

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