Birding lessons

[Jennifer Bristol]

This is a great way to teach children about birding and wildlife observation that was shared by one of our partners. 

 

Subject: Lesson Plans and Activities for Using Nestcams in K-12 Classrooms - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

 

Red Tailed Hawk nest with 3 newly hatched chicks

http://www.livestream.com/cornellhawks

 

Great Blue Heron nest with 5 eggs

http://www.livestream.com/cornellherons

 

Lesson Plans and Activities for Using Webcams in K-12 Classrooms

http://www.birdsleuth.org/Cams4Educators/

 

These lesson plans include citizen science activities that can be used in nearly any habitat.