Lesson Plans

These lesson plans, saved in PDF format, can be printed out for use in your classroom  or home.  Instructions for teacher and student are given, as well as activity directions, and answers to the worksheets.
 

All About Bird Eggs

One way to learn more about birds is to learn about their eggs.  The following Lesson Plan is for:

GRADE LEVEL: 4-8
SUBJECTS: Science; Biology
bird study, animal adaptations, classification, embryology, environment, survival variations, diversity, inherited traits, ecosystems, mineral use, balance in nature, animal families.

SKILLS: observation, classification, prediction, interpretation

OBJECTIVE:     Students will learn how bird eggs with different shapes and colors are actual adaptations to their environment.  The interior structure inside an egg, and how to predict or classify which species of bird lays which type of eggs.

  • Page 1 - Teacher Instructions
  • Page 2-4 Pre-test and answer sheet "What do you already know about eggs?"
  • Page 5 - Egg Parts - blank worksheet
  • Page 6 - Cracking Open an Egg  - Instructions and descriptions
  • Page 7 - Egg parts - answers to worksheet
  • Page 8-9 Post Test and answer sheet

 

  • Worksheets  (coming soon)

 

  • The Changing Environment (coming soon)