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Flocking for Food
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In this outdoor beach activity, learners use a variety of "beaks" (such as trowels, spoons or sticks) to hunt for organisms that shore birds might eat.
Grabbing a Bite to Eat
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In this activity, learners perform an experiment that replicates the dilemma faced by birds in acquiring food from a confined area.
Bird Beak Buffet
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In this classic activity, learners investigate natural selection by becoming birds foraging for food on an island.
It's All About Birds
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In this activity, learners create their own bird species using arts and crafts materials. The bird call recordings are not online so the introduction activity can't be done, but everything else can.
Bird Watch
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In this group or individual activity, learners are encouraged to watch birds near home or school—possibly where birds are nesting in a tree, pecking in a park, feeding from a feeder, or flying through
The Beaks of the Finches
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In this simulation, learners become birds different beak types. Learners use various tools to represent beaks to pick up seeds and place them in a petri dish.