Curricula
Sun Navigation and Birds
Students will learn how birds find their way using the sun as a compass and how to know when to migrate.
Introducing Young Students to Birds
Students learn the basics of watching and studying birds both indoors and outdoors.
Birds Count
Students will research information on bird population and trends, interpret and explain data.
Bird Behavior Detectives
Study bird behaviors by observation and recording.
Bird Geography
Students learn how birds use grographical features as navigational cues while migrating.
Flying Machines
Students study the physics of bird flight involving Bernoulli`s Principle and conduct experiments
that test this principle.
Eat or Be Eaten
Students learn the roles of birds in food chains, the transfer of energy within an ecosystem and predict the consequences when birds are removed from a habitat.
Timely Travels
Students calculate the distances that birds travel during migration.
Doing a Bird Seed Test
This is a bird seed preference test where students keep a tally of birds at feeders, use
and the Scientific Method, record and analyze their data using statistical analysis
Measuring up to a Tree
Students measure a tree`s circumference, diameter and height.
Hamburger Habitat
Students will discuss what features in a habitat are important, list limiting factors, correclate adaptations
of birds to their habitat and explain why birds become endangered or extinct.
Bird Feeder Activities
Students can explore simple activities involving bird feeders and bird seed.
There are other activities to be added to this page, so keep checking.