Portal Resources
Downloads
List of Materials
- 2-inch by 2-inch Square Cutouts Handout
- Binoculars — one per student group
- Feeding Backyard Birds Poster
- 2 pounds of sunflower seeds
- 2 pinecones for each student (Teacher Note: Pinecones can be collected anywhere there are pine trees or they
can be purchased. Natural pinecones are preferred because sometimes purchased pinecones have been treated or sprayed with chemicals.) - Plastic spoons (2 spoons per student)
- Sticky materials such as
- Peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower butter
- Syrup
- Cake icing (Teacher Note: Vegetable shortening is not safe for birds to eat.)
- Bowls or paper
Estimated Time
3 Hours - Optional: Repeat bird observations from Engage in the spring.
- Engage: 15 minutes
- Explore: 60 minutes
- Explain: 30 minutes
- Elaborate: 60 minutes
- Evaluate: 15 minutes