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Lesson Plans/Activities and Ideas |
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Owls |
To develop the ability to identify defining characteristics of the owl. To develop the ability to identify the life style of the owl. To develop the ability to identify how and what an owl eats. |
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Ecological Field Trip |
Students gain experience in the field as ecologists. |
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Migratory Bird Field Guide |
To use the website and related to create a field guide of classification for 8 birds. |
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Eagles |
To develop the ability to identify defining characteristics of eagles. To develop the ability to identify the life style of the eagle. To develop the ability to identify alliterative pairs. |
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Bird Tracks |
To develop the ability to identify different bird tracks. To develop fine motor coordination. To develop the ability to identify places where tracks can be found. |
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What Makes A Bird A Bird? |
Students will be able to identify the four characteristics by which birds are defined.
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Birds of a Feather |
Students will distinquish the major classifications of birds and the characteristics of related birds.
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Bird Banter |
Students will recognize some bird songs and the importance and differences between songs and calls.
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Comparing and Constrasting |
To copy and paste from the internet into a word processing document. To write a comparison or contrasting paragraph about two birds.
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Ideal "Bird" Mobile |
To research birds using different technology tools. |
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Naming Bird Parts Using Foreign Languages |
In this activity students from the Great Meadows School District named the different bird parts in English, Bosnian, French, Spanish, Russian, and Turkish. They have created a "blank" image/document that you could use to add additional languages. |