Learning About Birds

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Grade Level
Middle School
Subject
Science
Length of Time
1 hour
Description

This lesson is about the different types of birds. Students will look up the different types of birds and write a summary about their favorite kind of bird.

Goals

Students will learn:
About the different types of birds

Materials Needed

Science book
Internet
Notebook paper
Pencils and Erasers
Note cards to take notes
Pens and whiteouts

Procedure

First, you will have students look in their science book and the Internet to find information about the different types of birds.

Then, you will have them take notes on their information. After that, you will have them write a summary about their favorite bird. They can write their paper in ink or type it on the computer.

When they have finished their paper, they can submit it for grading.

Grading

You can grade the students on the accuracy of their information. You can also grade them on sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

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