Third+Grade

Birds and movies and books as connection http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/owlp/index_html

Vast site about bird topics and current events http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/

Journey North: This site contains great year long activities that use various means to predict spring. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

Indian Reading Series. Feathers http://www.nwrel.org/indianed/indianreading/lessonplans/birds.php

Lesson Planet: For a small fee, this site compiles lesson plans collected from the internet based your search. This link is for birds and you can sign up for a free 10 day trial and view. http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Science/Animals/Birds

NSDL using birds/scientific methods. (Advance site for teachers to use as a resource) http://ia.usu.edu/viewproject.php?project=ia:2725

Native American Acorn Naturalist: This site list resourse materials available for purchase. http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/Native-American-Activities-C143.aspx

AVES: Fossil links to birds. This unit would correspond to the study of rocks and minerals. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/birdfr.html

Systematics of the Aves: This is advanced information on bird classification, but the basic concept could be used in prehistoric lesson planning. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/birdsy.html

WGBY Lesson plans on Hummingbirds. These activities use measurement, graphing, prediction, problem solving, and other related math activities while teaching the amazing aspects of the Hummingbird. http://www.wgby.org/edu/lessonplans/ntti/archive/hummingbirds.html