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Thanksgiving: Bird Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the evolution of birds. In this biology lesson plan, students research articles that discuss evidence about the ancestry of birds. They discuss their findings with the group and draw a journal magazine cover highlighting...
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Animal Activities: Bird Talk

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students attempt to communicate with birds in the area by using a technique called phish.
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Bird Beak Buffet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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...
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From Magpies to Messiaen: Birds in Music

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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. ...
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Backyard Bird Watch

For Teachers 1st - 5th
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.
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Bird Flu:Bioethical Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define the role of vaccines and antiviral drug. They identify the bioethical issues involved in the distribution of medicine during a possible bird flu epidemic.
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Edible Artwork for Birds

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this craft project worksheet, students gather materials and read the 7 steps to create an edible bird feeder picture made from lard and bird seed.
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Bird Names

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this bird names word search learning exercise, students read 20 names of birds in a word bank. Some of the birds are commonly known and some are unfamiliar to most. Students find these in a word search.
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Name Scramble: Unscramble the Names of These Birds

For Teachers 5th - 6th
For this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of common birds with scrambled names. Students unscramble the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Oddball Out: Different Birds

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students study the 4 birds in each row and circle the bird that is different from the others. There are 4 rows. Answers are provided on the page.
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Name Scramble: Birds of Prey

For Teachers 6th - 7th
For this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of birds of prey with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Bird Name Scramble

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the names of various birds. Students unscramble the names of ten birds and write the names in the spaces provided below each picture.
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Connect the Dots: Birds of Prey

For Teachers 2nd
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.
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Bird Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
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.
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Bird Beak Anatomy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in an activity to determine which tool will work the best to gather food. They create analogies about how the experiment relates to birds. They brainstorm about which adaptation helps or hurts the survival of an...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapter 24, 25, 26

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners demonstrate understanding of the plot of chapters 24, 25, 26 of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings lesson, students read and discuss highlights of each chapter. Learners practice QAR...
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Picture Scramble: Birds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this picture scramble worksheet, pupils place scrambled pieces of a picture in the correct place to create a full picture of different bird species. There are nine scrambled pieces for each of the three puzzles.
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Picture Scramble: Birds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this picture scramble worksheet, students place scrambled pieces of a picture in the correct place to create a full picture of different bird species. There are nine scrambled pieces for each of the three puzzles.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 29, 30

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars complete literary analysis activities for the Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this novel analysis lesson, students read chapters 29 and 30 of the novel and complete chapter quizzes. Young scholars...
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How can my breakfast help the birds?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders design farms with a bird's habitat in mind. In this farm lesson plan, 6th graders research how sun grown coffee destroys a bird habitat, and then they make their own farm with a bird's habitat being preserved. They then...
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American Bald Eagle: National Bird of the United States

For Students 5th - 6th
In this American bald eagle activity, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answers to fourteen trivia facts about the American bald eagle.
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Bird Land

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students role-playing the concept of evolution through naturally occurring mutations. Working in pairs, they model how birds have adapted to the food sources in their environment through changes in their beak size and shapes. Students...
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A Bird's Eye View

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners discuss and observe examples of air pollution in order to learn how pollution may affect their daily lives. In this environmental science lesson, students identify dust as a form of pollution and discover how many materials...
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Sorting Finch Species

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't just tell your class about Darwin's finches ... show them! Sort some of science's most famous birds using an interactive lesson. Learners try their hand at classifying finches using song, sonogram, and beak appearance, as well as...

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