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As Director of Education at Atlanta Audubon Society, Melanie develops and teaches numerous programs about birds for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. A former high school English teacher and BirdSleuth ambassador, she particularly enjoys working with educators to train…

Spring is here and it’s the perfect time to install nest boxes for the breeding season. Many migrant birds are returning and are seeking a safe space to lay their eggs. For some species, there is a shortage of great places…

Habitat Connections Journal –  Use the journals to accompany the lesson.

Schoolyard Habitat – Use for the Schoolyard Habitat activity.

Migration Obstacle Course Game Cards – Teach Migration through this fun game.

Stay or Go Game Cards – To migrate or not to migrate?…

If you’re using our Dissecting the Food Web: An Owl Pellet Investigation kit here are some additional resources to make the most of your kit!

Lesson One: The Food Web

Watch Bird Academy’s videos on the “Birds in the Ecology of the Mississippi…

Citizen science projects like eBird can help educators make concrete connections between classroom learning and life skills, preparing your students with the tools they need to thrive in the world. Being an eBird citizen scientist involves bird identification and confident…

Scientists can’t be everywhere, so kids from all over can record data and send it in.Heidi, grade 7

Participatory science is important! It’s a partnership between the public and professional scientists that can help answer questions scientists couldn’t answer on their…

Citizen-science projects connect students to the environment through hands-on activities. Students are transformed into scientists as they make observations, establish hypotheses, and collect information about the world around them all while meeting Next Generation Science Standards!  Click on the article…