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Bird Nests

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars build bird nests. In this Science instructional activity, students consider climate, location, and structure when building their bird nest. Young scholars try to locate each other's nests within the activity site.
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For The Birds

For Teachers K - 4th
Students observe birds building their nests. For this habitat lesson, students develop a Best Building Supply Bag and record how the birds build their nests. Students keep a Field Journal.
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Easy Easter Crafts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make different crafts to represent spring and Easter. In this crafts lesson plan, students make cookies, nests, and bunnies out of their hands.
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Describing Nests

For Teachers K
Students observe bird nests. In this observation level, students explore bird nests using their five senses. Students compare and contrast bird nests while hypothesizing about the need birds have to construct the nest.
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Thinking Science - Collecting Data

For Students 4th - 10th
In this data collection worksheet, students write the data that can be collected about bluebirds and nests and the tools they would use to collect this data. Students complete 14 rows of data.
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Nest, Sweet Nest

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students observe bird nests and discuss why birds build nests, some places where nests ae found, and the nexts they have seen. They participate in a nature walk, gathering supplies to build their own nest. They design a place where...
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Best Nest Builders

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students 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...
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Nest Construction and Area Management Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students construct a nest for a fictitious ground-nesting bird.They create models of the bird (along with its eggs) that might theoretically live in this habitat. They write in a daily journal about what happens to their nests in a...