Killing Two Birds With One Stone

Journal Article | August 2018

Integrating science and English/language arts instruction with interactive science notebooks.

Citizen Science: Birds, Binoculars, and Biodiversity

Journal Article | December 2017

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. Count birds and contribute to citizen science with the Great Backyard Bird…

Idea Bank: Bird Beak Lab

Journal Article | December 2003

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank, the teacher introduces the “Bird Beak Lab.” This lab incorporates graphing, data collection,…

Science Sampler: Birds make learning easy

Journal Article | October 2004

The Classroom Feeder Watch (CFW) curriculum published by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology can be the basis for an engaging classroom unit. Through this middle school curriculum, students observe bird feeders…

From A Bird’s Eye View: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Migration

Journal Article | March 2007

Inspiring students to learn about birds can be a daunting task—students see birds just about every day and often don’t think twice about them. The activity described here is designed to excite students to “become” birds…

Teacher's Toolkit: A Bird in the Cage Is Worth Two in a Bush

Journal Article | August 2016

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue explores how Science Snacks can provide an opportunity for students to engage in the NGSS practice of Planning and…

Connecting to Your Community Through Birds and Citizen Science

Journal Article | October 2012

Use BirdSleuth to engage students in a variety of community-based birding activities.

Bird's the Word: By raising chicks, students study animals in the laboratory

Journal Article | April 2002

Raising chicks is effective and efficient because the experiment is applied science in action, and the animals are ethically disposed of when the experiment is finished. This experiment provides ample opportunity for…