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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Birds' Bills

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will compare and contrast different kinds of birds' bills and categorize pictures. After drawing the bills in each category, they will then compare the bill types with common household items.
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Nature Worldwide: Birds of Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find an extensive list of the birds found in Panama. They are listed by their species name, the common name, and where they are found.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Common Murre

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the common murre and learn cool facts and conservation status.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
Maya Angelou recounts her coming of age story as a mature but apprehensive girl in the American South and California during the Jim Crow era. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 7-10) to pair with "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: A Bird, Came Down the Walk

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "A Bird, Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Phoenix Bird

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the fairy tale "The Phoenix Bird" by Hans Christian Andersen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Common Loon (Gavia Immer)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the Common Loon, including details on its appearance, habitat, behavior, and much more.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Downy Woodpecker

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Downy Woodpecker, eastern North America's most common woodpecker. Besides finding a detailed physical description of the smallest member of the woodpecker family, you'll also learn about some of this bird's unique...
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Friends of Algonquin Park

Common Loon and Bird Migration Research in Algonquin Provincial Park

For Students 9th - 10th
General information is given on the loon. See a movie of a Common Loon and listen to the different sounds that the loons are best known for. Included are research questions and answers about impact of the environment on the loon in the...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Different Bird [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"The Different Bird" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a bird that is teases because he can't sing, but finds out he can talk. It's okay to be different. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require...
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Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Common Murre

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet about the common murre, a Canadian bird that lives in coastal areas.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Bird and Dog Race

For Teachers 8th
In this race between a bird and a dog, 8th graders are provided with information about their starting locations on a map and their speeds. They are asked to predict a winner, draw the paths they might follow, decide how to determine who...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.sp Birds' Eggs

For Teachers 8th Standards
A scatter plot showing data for the sizes of birds' eggs is presented. Students are to look for correlations and make predictions whose values fall within the data range. They are also to make generalizations about the characteristics of...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Goldeneye

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status are the topics highlighted on this thorough site. Listen to the sounds of the Common Goldeye on this site as well.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Tern

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, and more can be found on this authoratative site. Listen to the sounds of the Common Tern on this site as well.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Mure

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, description, range, food, behavior, reproduction, and more are topics found on this competent site. Listen to the sounds of the Common Mure on this site as well.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Merganser

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site presents clear and concise facts, pictures, and sounds of the Common Merganser. Listen to the sounds of this diving duck on this site as well.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Loon

For Students 9th - 10th
An abundance of facts, photos, and sounds of the Common Loon are found on this effective site. Topics highlighted are: cool facts, description, rang, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Common Loon

For Students 9th - 10th
An abundance of facts, pictures, and sounds of the Arctic Tern can be found on this informative site. Listen to the sounds of this bird species on this site as well.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Editorial Review: The Time Tribe

For Students 3rd - 8th
A review of the game "The Time Tribe." Four children, a wily bird, a devious enemy, a mysterious manor house, a magical key-ring, and an elevator that travels through time. Will you get lost in the sands of time?
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Common Loon

For Students 9th - 10th
The Common Loon is the provincial bird of Ontario. Described are it's characteristics, offspring, and migratory patterns. Ten beautiful images capture this majestic bird in its environment.
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Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Suffield National Wildlife Area: Birds at Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous unique species of birds that are under threat from human activities live in Suffield National Wildlife Area in Alberta. You can learn about some of these interesting creatures here, for example, owls, hawks, and a blackbird,...
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Common Raven

For Students 9th - 10th
Some facts about the common crow are given. People often confuse ravens with crows and the features that distinguish them from each other are explained. Drawings and photos are included.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Razorbill & Common Murre

For Students 9th - 10th
Some facts about the razorbill and the common murre are given. Drawings and photos are included.

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