Positives

• This resource is interactive and contains so much valuable information.
• Once students choose a species, additional maps, data, bird songs, and conservation data are viewable to them. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be aware that many bird species migrate during the year. 
• Students will need access to the Internet to use this resource.
  

Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections can be made in language arts classes that are working on researching skills.
• Once students become familiar with the tools in this resource, consider creating a "web quest" where students need to find a species that fits particular criteria that you determine.
• As an extension, students can choose a bird species from the resource to research and learn about. Once each student is an expert on their species, they can teach their classmates or create a poster about what they have learned. 
• Ecology, environmental science, or biology classes can use this resource to connect to lessons about speciation, genetic diversity, evolution, natural selection, adaptations, population dynamics, or ecosystem niches.