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Best Nest Builders

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Learners construct a nest out of mud, string, sticks, and grass using only two fingers or two popsicle sticks to simulate a bird building a nest. They compare/contrast pictures of various bird nests and draw the differences between the real nests and their own.

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Grade
3rd - 6th
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Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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