Free eBird 6-8 Lesson
Bring science to life with your free eBird 6-8 lesson!
By middle school, students crave the opportunity for science that is real and relevant. Download your free copy of eBird Explorers: Biodiversity Detectives 6-8 lesson to help you make science real. Dive in to adaptation by exploring the connection between dinosaurs and birds with your students. Use interactives such as the Wall of Birds to make science fun.
This free eBird lesson is part of the full Biodiversity Detectives curriculum that brings science to life while inspiring a connection to your local environment with a global perspective. Our grade 6-8 curriculum explores animal evolution and speciation, diversity of life, and adaptations. We use birds as a hook, and use exciting online interactives and hands-on explorations to engage students deeply. Students apply their knowledge during a bird count and explore the eBird database to discover patterns of migratory and non-migratory birds.
The full kit is available for purchase and you can learn more here.
Online Resources
- Activity 1: Diverse Birds
- Wall of Birds interactive
- Activity 2: Bird Body Parts
- All About Bird Anatomy interactive
- All About Birds digital field guide. Use this website to project the American Robin, Canada Goose, and American Crow to identify the colors of the different bird body parts. Note: this website is used in place of the Life-Size Birds that come with the kit.
- Activity 3: Practice Bird ID
- Inside Birding: Color Pattern video
- Mourning Dove Mystery video
- Activity 4: Focus Bird
- Learn how to use the Merlin Bird ID app with this demonstration video.
- Learn how to find your most common local birds through the Explore Birds with Merlin App video.
- All About Birds digital field guide