Bird Nest Boxes Project

This bird nest boxes project is an engaging longer term project Where the students learn about birds and observe behavior and a nest cycle. It is taught in phases.

By Patty O’Hearn Kickham from Guelph, Ontario, Canada – Bluebird house, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88268946

• In Phase 1, students will learn about bird life cycles and about local bird species, and where and how they nest.
• In Phase 2, students plan various ways to feed and protect the birds, and design next boxes for their chosen bird.
• In Phase 3, students will create the boxes, install them and monitor the boxes.

Adelynn Croft from the Center for Creation, Innovation and Discover charter school in Logan, Utah submitted this project and shared her experience in the lesson document attached below.