Learners explore the differences between food webs and food chains.  In this wetland lesson students play a food web game and go on a scavenger hunt. 

Your back will be covered when you use this presentation to introduce beginning biologists to phylum chordata, the vertebrates. Five classes are defined: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals throughout the eight vibrant slides....

Students locate an area of marsh and, by measuring the total number of individual plants in a sample area, determine whether purple loosestrife population density is correlated to the total plant diversity of the community. They...

In this Montana worksheet, students read ten definitions that pertain to the state of Montana. Students match these to the words they describe.

A unique format for a reading comprehension quiz, the questions for this test give a brief statement as if spoken by Marcus Brutus which asks readers questions about major characters and plot elements in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar....

Mountain bike riding, zipping up and down dirt trails, flying through the air, the smell of trees all around, the sound of birds chirping, this is idyllic! Yet it is also a lot of hard work. Balance is the key, whether going uphill,...

Students study new types of birds and explore how to keep a log of what they see.

Students, during an outdoor hike, are taught about the different types of birds found in Wisconsin.

Learners explore the uses of bird beaks in the wild by participating in experiment stations. In this bird adaptation lesson, students work in groups and complete experiment stations that represent different types of bird beaks. Learners...

Students complete an activity that allows them to better understand that birds traits are closely related to what they eat, where they live, etc.  In this bird trait lesson students complete an activity, create a data board and...

Young scholars identify all of the plant an animal life on the prairie.  In this plant identification lesson students divide into groups and draw sketches of things they saw on the prairie. 

Students study the basic need for animals to attract mates and reproduce young.

Third graders answer specific questions by conducting an Internet scavenger hunt. They write their own fable after reading many different fables on the Internet. They questions that they answer are included in this lesson.

Students examine data to investigate the impact of lead shot pellets on waterfowl populations. They graph their findings and discover how lead in ingested by birds and poisons them. As an extension, students research legislation and...

Learners complete a variety of activities surrounding science, music and art.  In this nature and animals lesson, students sing songs, color a picture of make a butterfly, listen and dance to music, make a butterfly, recite riddles...

Third graders read about rice farmers and their left over straw and then draw pictures that show how they help migrating birds. For this rice straw lesson plan, 3rd graders read about how the rice farmers use their straw to help the...

In this craft project activity, students gather materials and with adult help, construct a table for feeding birds. This is an advanced project.

In this word search worksheet, students search for a list of eight words as they relate to the topic of birds. Words can be found backward, forward, up, down, and diagonally.

Students use the Internet, digital cameras, video cameras and other computer technology to observe and record information on local birds that visit their bird feeders. They consider factors such as weather and seed consumption.

Students attempt to communicate with birds in the area by using a technique called phish.

Students in a music class discuss the influence birds have had on music throughout history. In groups, they create their own music using bird sounds and discuss how many composers must use everyday materials to help with their music. ...

In this science worksheet, 2nd graders will connect the dots to create an image of a bird. Students will connect the numbers from one to thirty-four.

Students explore the evolution of birds. In this biology instructional activity, students research articles that discuss evidence about the ancestry of birds. They discuss their findings with the group and draw a journal magazine cover...

Students look in their science book and the Internet to find information about the different types of birds such as wrens, robins, woodpeckers, sparrows, hummingbirds, and others and take notes. They then write a paper on the types of...