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Biodiversity & Birds Exploration Guide
Provided by: The Nature Conservancy
Activity - Outdoors
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Synopsis
- This resource from Nature Lab by The Nature Conservancy includes a list of activities students can do to become familiar with the birds around them and appreciate the biodiversity provided by different kinds of birds.
- Students will listen to and record bird calls, record the birds they see at a given time, model different kinds of beaks and their purposes, create bird feeders, and adapt their windows to be more bird-friendly.
Subjects: Science
Authors: Nature Lab by The Nature Conservancy
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- These activities require few materials and can be done anywhere.
- Through these activities, students will gain a connection to and an appreciation for birds and their importance.
Prerequisites
- Students may need nature journals for some of the activities.
- Students should have a basic understanding of climate change and its impacts.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can use these activities in a unit or lesson discussing the need for biodiversity and how climate change threatens that biodiversity. The video Why Is Biodiversity So Important can help students understand this topic.
- After watching for birds, students and teachers can discuss how climate change may impact the type of birds students will see and how often they see them.
- Teachers can give this handout to students over spring break or the weekend as optional activities for students to do and report back on.
- Before class, teachers can use these Hummingbird and Warbler Coloring Pages as bell work or morning work to get students thinking about birds before doing these activities.
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The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. The Nature Conservancy has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.
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