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Students explore biology by researching birds in class. In this raven identification lesson, students utilize the Internet to identify the anatomy, habits and habitat of ravens. Students write descriptive paragraphs about ravens and read the famous Edgar Allen Poe poem about the bird.

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4th - 6th
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Science
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2 hrs
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