Birding with Pen Pals

Interesting pen-pal activity using birding as the theme to explore adaptation and evolution. The author offers numerous ideas for connecting with teachers outside your area. She also provide... See More

Interesting pen-pal activity using birding as the theme to explore adaptation and evolution. The author offers numerous ideas for connecting with teachers outside your area. She also provides a multitude of ideas for the types of information and artifacts exchanged by students. Bird-related activities address cross-cutting relationships and written activities address common core standards. This project is exciting, manageable, and unique---something your students will no doubt thoroughly enjoy.