It's almost spring and once again many families are preparing to spring clean their homes. But other animals have to BUILD their homes each spring. For this reason we will be observing and researching birds and make plans to help them. We will design, build, decorate and hang bird houses (nest boxes) and some feeders near school and at Camp Edwards.
If you've never thought of it before, you know that not all birds will
use a birdhouse. Some birds just pass through our area in the spring
after wintering in the south. Then they go farther north for the
summer. Those birds that nest and raise their young in Chicago each summer
require a lot to survive through the summer, especially in
a city. You can learn how to help them.
Depending on the size of the doorway to a birdhouse, larger birds can be
excluded from houses with small doorways. If the hole
is too big predators can get in and ruin things.
Where a birdhouse is placed may attract or discourage different
types of birds. Some birds like to nest in low thick bushes or tall
grasses. Some species like to nest over or near
water or right on the ground. Others nest in tree branches that bob
and sway in the wind.
And some prefer stationary
homes built on cliffs, hollowed tree trunks holes or even human structures
like church steeples or under bridges and house eaves.
This project will involve math, science, art, carpentry, necessary vocabulary
and lots of internet research at teacher specified sites.
Teachers click here for curriculum GOALS
3. Trees of
the midwest
A review, remember
?
4.
Midwest bird migration
For extra credit.
5. Vocabulary
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