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Developed for high school students, these lessons and activities can challenge beginning and advanced learners alike. Free resources allow educators to meet students’ needs in a fun and engaging way.

  • Students as Scientists: Nature-Based Inquiry

    Students as Scientists: Nature-Based Inquiry units features two teachers guides, one for grades K-5 and the other for grades 6-12.

  • Students as Scientists Resources for 6th-12th Grades

    Find all the supporting resources you need to implement Students as Scientist in 6th-12th grade classrooms.

  • Spark Guides

    These five guides offer quick and easy activities to spark your student’s curiosity about the natural world. Depending on your student’s interests, you can choose one or complete all five. Each guide has an activity than can be used alone or used as an entry point into inquiry-based science.

  • eBird Essentials for Educators Guide

    Participatory-science projects like eBird can help make concrete connections between classroom learning and life skills, preparing your students with the tools they need to thrive in the world. This guide gives educator-tested tips, tools, and activities for scaffolding students in…

  • Free eBird 9-12 Investigation

    Set the stage for discussions around birds as bioindicators with your free copy of our eBird 9-12 lesson.

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    Evolution in Paradise

    Download free lessons that explore the topics of science process, natural and sexual selection, behavior and heritability through hands-on activities and lively discussions.

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    Flap to the Future

    To supplement Bird Academy’s online game Flap to the Future, we’ve created Jump, Glide, or Fly? Exploring Bird Evolution lesson plan. Lessons and game are free and engaging!