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		Bird Haven ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan: A Bird Haven Overview : This lesson is designed for students in grades 8-10 who are studying Biology, General Science, or Earth Science. A class with approximately 25 students will be divided up into 5 separate groups, each containing 5 students each. Description: Each group will design a forest, which must be suitable for at least 7 different types of birds to survive there. Students must use the Internet to research for the birds. Their birds must be compatible to the habitat created. The students will have 4 days to complete their research for this project. Requirements : 1) Every group must document the sites where their information about the birds were found AND produce an outline of the presentation using Microsoft Word. 2) The group must present (3-5 minutes) their fore Read More Go to Site


		Birds--Animals lesson plan (grades 9-12)--DiscoverySchool.com ^Votes:0 body {margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;background: #565656 url(http://www.discoveryeducation.com/images/BG.jpg) top left repeat-x;} .global_text { font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #666666; } #header {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #wrapper {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #blocks {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #logo {position:absolute;left:13px;top:13px; z-index:5; width: 108px; height: 68px;} #mainLinks {position:absolute;left:165px;top:39px; z-index:6; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #panelBox {position:absolute;right:20px;top:5px; z-index:12; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #educatorLoginBox {position:absolute;right:20px;top:7px; z-index:12; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #passcodeLoginBox {posit Read More Go to Site

		Creatures of the Skies--Animals lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com ^Votes:0 body {margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;background: #565656 url(http://www.discoveryeducation.com/images/BG.jpg) top left repeat-x;} .global_text { font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #666666; } #header {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #wrapper {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #blocks {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #logo {position:absolute;left:13px;top:13px; z-index:5; width: 108px; height: 68px;} #mainLinks {position:absolute;left:165px;top:39px; z-index:6; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #panelBox {position:absolute;right:20px;top:5px; z-index:12; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #educatorLoginBox {position:absolute;right:20px;top:7px; z-index:12; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #passcodeLoginBox {posit Read More Go to Site

		Penguins ^Votes:0 The Penguin Thematic Unit Page by Retha Foxworth THEME: Penguins Grade Level: 3 Focus: Students will explore penguins and expand their knowledge of penguins to include different types of penguins, their behavior, habitat, communication, diet and eating habits and conservation. Objectives: On completion of this thematic unit, students will: Know the names of at least (9) penguins. Compare sizes and physical characteristics that distinguish one group of penguins from another group of penguins. Identify penguins that live in warm climates versus penguins that live in cold climates. Explain how penguins gather food, feed their chicks, and protect their chicks and themselves from predators. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ I. MATERIAL Read More Go to Site

		Pepperdine University - Student Webs Listing ^Votes:0 JUST SO YOU KNOW All students have the ability to create a personal Web page and publish it to the university's student Web server. Though the university takes no responsibility for content, postings are subject to the terms and conditions of the Computer and Network Responsible Usage Policy and appropriate college student handbook. SEARCH STUDENT WEB PAGES A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z CREATING WEB PAGES See the Student Web Server section on the Help Desk Web site for information about how to create and maintain Web pages. Students who do not already have space assigned to them on the Student Web Server may complete the online request form . Web space will be set up within 24 hours of a request. Please direct questions to the IT Help Desk at (310) 506-4357. Read More Go to Site

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		Teacher's Guide - Be a Birder ^Votes:0 Be a Birder GRADE LEVEL: 3-6 SUBJECTS: Science, Fine Arts, Language Arts, Career Education SKILLS: observation, classification, data collection, art appreciation CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Fine Arts (3), Science (4), Language Arts (1,3) OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate the ability to locate and identify birds. BACKGROUND: Birding in America started with John James Audubon's (1785-1851) travels and publication of his collection of paintings of more than 1,000 birds. For the first time most people had the opportunity to "see" many of the birds and call them by a proper name. Birding was popularized in America in the 1930s when usable field guides were published. Why is birding a hobby or career that interests millions of people? Some enjoy the challenge of locating and iden Read More Go to Site

		Teacher's Guide - Bird Banter ^Votes:0 Bird Banter GRADE LEVEL: 3-8 SUBJECTS: Science, Language Arts, Music SKILLS: mapping, observation, communication, data collection CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Science (4), Language Arts (2,4) OBJECTIVE: Students will recognize some bird songs of common Illinois species and the importance and differences between songs and calls. BACKGROUND: Communication is important to birds, especially in habitats where vegetation impedes vision, such as forests, grasslands and wetlands. Birds communicate by vocalizations, such as songs and calls, other noises, like tapping and drumming, and behaviors such as courtship flights and dances. Songs are specific patterns of notes repeated with few variations. They are used to attract mates and mark the territory necessary for production and rearing Read More Go to Site

		Teacher's Guide - Birds of a Feather ^Votes:0 Birds of a Feather GRADE LEVEL: 4-6 SUBJECTS: Science, Language Arts, Fine Arts SKILLS: observation, classification, data collection, writing CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Fine Arts (3), Science (4), Language Arts (1,2,3,4) OBJECTIVE: Students will distinquish the major classifications of birds and the characteristics of related birds. BACKGROUND: Birds that have similar characteristics are placed in categories as a "family." Scientists use keys to classify relationships of birds. Keys list primitive birds first and the more advanced birds, requiring more steps to identify, later in the key. The major families of birds common to Illinois are listed below in order from the least to most advanced. Herons, bitterns - Birds in this family are large fish-eating birds that wade rather Read More Go to Site

		Teacher's Guide - Hello, Mate ^Votes:0 Hello, Mate GRADE LEVEL: 4-6 SUBJECTS: Fine Arts, Science, Language Arts SKILLS: grouping, communications, problem-solving, decisionn-making, role-playing, reasoning, observation, classification, inference CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Fine Arts (4), Science (1,4), Language Arts (1,2,4) OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the function of bird courtship and recognize that courtship and mating consume a great amount of time and energy. BACKGROUND: Most birds are in the passerine (perching) or songbird family. These small birds migrate great distances each year. Passerines have a short life span and seek a new mate each year; thus, song becomes very important in attraction of a mate. The beautiful songs and colorful feathers of males are used to establish and protect territory and at Read More Go to Site

		Teacher's Guide - Home Tweet Home ^Votes:0 Home Tweet Home GRADE LEVEL: 4-5 SUBJECTS: Science, Fine Arts, Geography, Language Arts SKILLS: observation, classification, inference, prediction CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Fine Arts (3,5), Science (1,4), Language Arts (1,2,4) OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to identify the four major habitats of Illinois and generalize how habitats provide specific needs of birds. Students will also recognize that birds may live in many different areas. BACKGROUND: Habitat consists of food, cover,water and space. These components are necessary for all living things to survive. Food is the material a species consumes, allowing it to perform life functions. Cover provides protection for animals, enabling them to nest, hide, sleep and travel. All wildlife needs water. Some drink water, others Read More Go to Site

		Teacher's Guide - House Plans ^Votes:0 House Plans GRADE LEVEL: 3-8 SUBJECTS: Science, Fine Arts, Engineering, Language Arts SKILLS: observation, classification, prediction, interpretation CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Fine Arts (3,5), Science (4), Language Arts (2,3,4) OBJECTIVE: Students will identify the various kinds of natural materials used in making a nest and evaluate the amount of effort expended. BACKGROUND: Birds spend varying amounts of time and energy constructing their nests. Some spend days or weeks building a nest, while others simply scrape a small depression in the soil or pile a few twigs together. Still others lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, or take over abandoned nests. It is most common for the female to work on the nest alone. However, sometimes the male alone or both the male and f Read More Go to Site

		Teacher's Guide - Moving Day ^Votes:0 Moving Day GRADE LEVEL: 4-7 SUBJECTS: Language Arts, Science, Math, Geography SKILLS: observation, inference, prediction CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Language Arts (1,3), Science (1,4), Math (6), Social Science (5) OBJECTIVE: Students will recognize why some birds migrate, describing the complex processes, and identify the hazards encountered during migration. BACKGROUND: More than one-third of the world's birds migrate. Migration is a mechanism allowing birds to adapt to changes in the environment. Generally these changes are seasonal (weather, lack of food) and would make continuing to live in that habitat difficult. From the small hummingbird to the large bald eagle, birds move from the area where they raise young to their winter home. Migration is by instinct. Most birds mi Read More Go to Site

		Teacher's Guide - Natural Tools ^Votes:0 Natural Tools GRADE LEVEL: 3-6 SUBJECTS: Science, Language Arts SKILLS: observation, classification, comparison CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Science (4), Language Arts (2,4) OBJECTIVE: Students will recognize general types of bird beaks and the food each beak is best adapted for. BACKGROUND: The bird world contains an amazing variety of beaks. Beaks are used for eating, defense, feeding young, gathering nesting materials, building nests, preening, scratching, courting and attacking. The shape and size of each species' bill is specific for the type of food it gathers. Cardinals and sparrows have heavy thick bills used to crack seeds. Meat-eaters, like the eagle, have a sharp, hooked bill to tear flesh. Robins and other birds with a varied diet have a bill shape that allows them Read More Go to Site

		Teacher's Guide - What Makes a Bird a Bird? ^Votes:0 What Makes a Bird a Bird? GRADE LEVEL: 4-7 SUBJECTS: Science, Fine Arts, Language Arts SKILLS: observation, classification CORRELATION TO STATE GOALS FOR LEARNING: Fine Arts (4), Science (4), Language Arts (1,2,3) OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to identify the four characteristics by which birds are defined. BACKGROUND: There are more than 9,000 species of birds in the world, with about 800 found in North America. More than 400 species have been recorded in Illinois, 205 of which have been recorded as nesting in the state. Birds evolved from small reptiles more than 160 million years ago. They still share some characteristics with reptiles, such as laying eggs and having scales on their legs and feet. Development of the ability to fly required not only feathers and wings but good eyesigh Read More Go to Site

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