Teacher Tips for Investigation
--Before beginning, assess children for prior knowledge and misconceptions.
--Cooperative groups of no more than 5
--One student at a time should be the group's timekeeper
--Each group should have a student recorder to record data on a group set-up sheet

Suggestions for Resources
--Videos:      "Birds" by Eyewitness Videos
                   "Darwin's Finches"
                   "Birds of the African Continent" by Eyewitness Videos
                   "Birds of the Galapagos Islands"

--Literature:
                   "Where Mallards Go" by George Mendoza

--ResourceBooks:
                   "The Bird Field Guide for Children"
                   Encyclopedias
                   The Audubon Society
                   World and local atlases

--Websites:
                   "Birds in Our Neighborhood" -- http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/YoungM
                   "The Birdhouse Network" -- http://birdsource.cornell.edu/birdhouse
                   "Bird Baths" -- http://www.avalongarden.com/avalon/birbat.html

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