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Haleakalā National Park

Maui Forest Birds

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

In Hawaiian mythology, the demigod Māui loved the forest birds and painted them bright colors for all to see and enjoy. The native Hawaiians loved to use the feathers of these forest birds to create lei kāmoe (feathered lei), mahiole (feathered helmets), kāhili (feathered standards), and ʻahu ʻula (feathered cloaks). These birds’ populations have been steadily declining since European settlers came in the 19th century bringing non-native plants and animals.

Niobrara National Scenic River

Early Birding

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This lesson is designed to introduce Middle School level students to basic bird identification to some of the common, and a few rare but easily identified,birds and waterfowl found along and around the Niobrara National Scenic River.

Glacier National Park

Listening to Birds

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students will use the sense of hearing to explore bird sounds.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

3rd Grade Birding

• Type: Field Trips
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will have the opportunity to go on a bird walk led by a park ranger. They will also "migrate" between three adaptation stations where they participate in hands-on activities related to beak, wing, and foot adaptations of birds.

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Think Like a Bird

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will understand the complexities of nest building by attempting to design and build a nest themselves.

Lava Beds National Monument

Birds Traveling Trunk

• Type: Traveling Trunk
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn about Birds from your classroom with our Traveling Trunk!

Acadia National Park

Bird Data Scientist

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Become a data scientist and use data to create an evidence-based argument whether humans are impacting migratory patterns of birds.

Acadia National Park

Identifying Birds of Acadia

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Students will learn about common tools used by naturalists (binoculars and spotting sheets). They will then use them to practice observation skills, identify local bird species and create their own class book of birds local to their school.

Zion National Park

Bird Beak Adaptaions

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

A ‘bird beak relay’ race using different objects to represent the beaks and food sources of 3 different birds will demonstrate to students that animals are specifically adapted for the food they eat and their surrounding environment.

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Climate Change & Bird Range

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Tule Springs Expedition Research Learning Center partners with our local Audubon Society Chapter to participate in the Climate Watch bird survey citizen science project. Citizen scientists across North America report the data they collected during these surveys to help document how bird species are responding to climate change and shifting their ranges. This activity explores how different climate change scenarios may affect bird populations locally. Author: Jake Johnson & Lauren Parry

Gateway National Recreation Area

Investigating Bird Migration and Climate Change

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

What makes Jamaica Bay such an important place for birds during migration? How will climate change impact the refuge? How can we maintain the refuge for generations to come?

Acadia National Park

Virtual: Grades 3-8, Acadia's Birds

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Feathers, beaks and special feet, birds have a diverse array of adaptations for survival! In this lesson, we will investigate several adaptive behaviors and structures that make birds so successful.  (45 minutes)

Glacier National Park

Forest Poetry

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students highlight their forest experience through poetry

Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

Forest Exploration

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Use America's largest national park as a pathway to discovery! In this lesson, students learn about the types of small creatures that live in a forest habitat.

Glacier National Park

⁠Forest Communities

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students collect conifer tree needles and cones (not in the national park but from locations where it is permissible) and make displays from them. They identify trees and take note of where their samples were collected.

Everglades National Park

"Build A Bird Nest" Wildlife: 4-6 Grade

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Our "Wildlife" unit contains various lesson plans, each taking 20 minutes to an hour to complete, and targeted mainly at 4th-6th grade students. A class needn't complete every lesson in the unit, though some lessons do refer to one another and are better done in sequence. Each lesson comes with its own set of objectives and resources as well as suggestions for related activities.

Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

Forest Life: The Basics

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In this classroom activity, students will learn the basics of animals survival in the forest.

Glacier National Park

Mature Forest Mime

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students learn forest terminology and ecological concepts through pantomiming and watching pantomiming.

Where is the Native Forest?

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The original plant and animal species that colonized the islands had to make various adaptations to better survive in the unique ecosystems on Maui. Students will view maps that show the different ecosystems, the park boundary, and the reality of how it looked both before and after human contact. They will discover if Haleakalā National Park and their protection efforts are working to preserve native species and their native habitats.

Glacier National Park

Old Growth Forest Mural

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students learn about the components of old growth forests and related conservation issues through the creation of a mural.