Project FeederWatch Benefits Birds and People
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has
just released its newly revised, FREE Homeschooler s Guide to
Project FeederWatch.
For more than 20 years, Project FeederWatch has been an
easy, fun way for children to learn about birds and strengthen
their skills in observation, identification, research,
computation, writing, creativity, and more. FeederWatchers keep
track of the numbers and kinds of birds at their feeders through
the winter and report what they see to the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology.
The Homeschooler's Guide to Project FeederWatch
will guide you through bird-related activities that promote
learning across many disciplines, including science, math,
history, and the arts. Examples of these activities include:
· Natural history: Observe and research a bird s behavior
and life cycle
· Math: Calculate average seed consumption rate and graph
data
· Writing: Keep a nature journal to write stories and poetry
· Geography: Research the geographic ranges of birds
· Art: Keep a feeder-bird sketch book or create a papier
mache mask
To download the Homeschooler's Guide to Project
FeederWatch, visit
www.FeederWatch.org and click on the "Education/Home School
button." You'll be able to download the PDF in low (2.2MB) or
high (6.7MB) resolutions.
You may choose to use the free guide as a stand-alone
resource, or sign up for Project FeederWatch to submit the data
you gather. If you would like to be a project participant, the
signup fee is $12 for members of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
$15 for non-members. There are discounts for group
participation.
If you have any questions, please let us know how we can
help by emailing feederwatch@cornell.edu. |
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