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by , posted on 3:33 PM, December 7, 2023
Download "Science & Nature Activities for Cooped Up Kids", "Evolution in Paradise" lessons, and apply for a classroom set of binoculars.
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Science & Nature Activities for Cooped Up Kids
for grades K - 8, including the activities...
Activity 1 – Diversity
Activity 2 – Courtship
Activity 3: Life Cycles – Nests and Eggs
Activity 4: Life Cycles – Birds Growing Up
Activity 5 – Bird ID
Activity 6 – Flight and Migration
Activity 7 – Bird Behavior
Activity 8 – Earth Expedition
Activity 9 – Feeding Wild Birds
Activity 10 – Think Like A Scientist
Activity 11 – Bird Anatomy
Activity 12 – Crows are Cool
Activity 13 – Bird Conservation
Activity 14 – Bird Superpowers
Activity 15 – The Benefits of Birds
Evolution in Paradise
These lessons, ideal for students in grades 6-12, explore the topics of science process, natural and sexual selection, behavior and heritability through hands-on activities and lively discussions… all with the help of the Birds-of Paradise Project videos.
Apply for the Celestron Binocular Grant
Celestron is giving 12 classrooms that engage in participatory science or nature-based investigations a classroom set of 10 Celestron binoculars.
The application deadline is December 10, 2023.