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  • Ruby’s Birds

    Take a walk through Central Park with Ruby and her birds! Use the book guide to connect the story with activities that target national science, math, writing and art education standards for grades K-3.

  • Curriculum Kits

    Nasco Education is the official provider of our kits. The links below allow you to purchase the kits directly from them.

    Our newest curriculum suite provides educators with hands-on lessons that connect students to nature and grade-appropriate content through the…

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    Pensando Fuera de la Caja (de nido)

    Pensando Fuera de la Caja (de nido) es un recurso educativo creado por NestWatch , un programa de ciencia ciudadana en el Laboratorio de Ornitología de Cornell. Este currículo introducirá los estudiantes 5–8 grado en el mundo de las aves…

  • Educational Guides Inspired by The Cornell Lab’s Books

    K-12 Education has created these Educational Guides to help educators of all kinds use Cornell Lab Publishing Group books to inspire learning and fun. The hands-on activities within the Guides are tied to national education standards, and are parent and teacher tested and…

  • Do Birds Sleep?

    Have you ever wondered what happens to birds at night? Where do they go? What do they do? Do birds really sleep?

    The answer is yes…but it’s a little more complicated than that. Birds have several techniques for when they need…

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    Making Windows Safer for Birds

    There are plenty reasons for people to love windows—they let in natural light, they make rooms feel bigger, and they remind us that no matter how long we spend cooped up indoors at work or at school, there’s still a…

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    Starting a Bird Club?

    What better way to get your students interested in birds than by forming a bird club at your school? Bird clubs can range from a small group to an entire class who engage in activities such as birding, studying bird…

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    Maintaining Your Classroom Feeder

    Hanging a bird feeder outside your classroom window not only provides food to your feathered friends, but also engages students in observing and learning about birds and their behaviors. Whether you have multiple classroom feeders or you have yet to…

  • Meet Women in STEM

    Here at the Lab, there are many women ornithologists who apply their unique skills and passion to their chosen field, be it conservation, citizen science, education, or field studies. We reached out to just a few of them to see…