E-Bird USA: Research Coordination Network

National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network:
Integrating Ecology and Endocrinology in Avian Reproduction (E-BIRD-USA)

Resources for K-20 Students & Teachers

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Grade Level	Focus	Resource Link and Description
K-2	Birds	Migratory bird coloring sheet: Shows migratory path from Alaska to Central America with country and state boundaries.

K-5	Wetlands	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Young Scientist's Introduction to Wetlands is a 15-page PDF file addressing What a wetland is, what its value is, and what the types of wetlands are; wetland plants and animals, and visiting a wetland. Line drawings are suitable for coloring.

3-5	Birds	New York PBS station Thirteen/WNET School's Birds in Flight, What a Sight lesson plan is designed to show students the unique structure birds possess-feathers-and how they maneuver them in flight.

3-6	Birds	Educator's Reference Desk Bird Study Lesson Plan provides science activities that help students practice the process skills of natural science while acquiring a great deal of information on birds and their place in the living community.

3-6	Birds	University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign's Virtual Birding provides 12 computer-centered experiences for students, accompanying teachers' plans, plus supplementary materials.

4-6	Peregrine Falcons	Raptors in the City is a one semester inquiry-based science, Internet and print research curriculum for ages 7-11.

4-8	Ospreys	University of Minnesota's Raptor Center provides 16 multi-disciplinary lesson plans that can be used individually or sequentially.

6-12	Albatrosses	Wake Forest University's NSF-funded Albatross Project: Students use data from space satellites, miniature transmitters on birds, and rapid email communications to investigate the travels of these animals on the open ocean.

10-12	Birds	National Health Museum's Backyard Birding: A project-based lesson to help students develop research skills by designing and developing research projects, including construction of their own bird feeders in the classroom, journaling, and communicating findings in a poster presentation.

All	Birds	The Belize Zoo's Birds of Belize website offers Quicktime videos and sound files for several tropical bird species, including Toucan, King Vulture, Jabiru Stork, Scarlet Macaw, Great Egret, and Harpy Eagle.

All	Birds	Cornell University's Birdhouse Network is a citizen-science project: People place birdhouses, or nest boxes, in their yard or neighborhood and then monitor the cavity- nesting birds that move in. Participants gather information such as the number of eggs and young in the nest, then submit their data over the Internet to scientists at the Cornell's Lab of Ornithology.

All	Birds	Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum bird site provides 20+ classroom and community-based activities, mostly written for the earlier (K8) grade levels, but easily adaptable for older students.

All	Birds	PRBO (Point Reyes Bird Observatory)'s teacher resource pack contains 11 environmental education activities focused on learning about native songbirds and shorebirds. Additional resources are also available.

All	Birds	University of Puget Sound's Slater Museum bird biodiversity resources include a database of the Museum's collection, a glossary of avian anatomical terms, information on Pacific Northwest species, birds of Washington state, and more.

All	Birds	USGS's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center provides pictures, songs, and identification tips for common North American birds, Central American birds, information on research projects, and more.

All	Birds	U.S. Dept of Fish & Wildlife Services' Shorebirds: Winging between Hemispheres: Addresses habitat, ecology, endangered species, and conservation.

All	Pesticides	EXTOXNET: Searchable database of toxic chemicals, herbicides and pesticides in the environment. Also includes factsheets, newsletters, and information briefs.