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Birds’ Amazing Bodies
Refer to each Unit Overview for a list of any unusual physical materials required (such as puppets or props) for module lessons.
Technology and Multimedia
Tool Name
Purpose in This Module
Suggested Use in This Module
Website URL
Google Drawings
Students draw online
• Students can draw their responses online rather than on paper to share on classroom blogs or websites with families.
https://support.google.com/ docs/answer/177123?hl=en&ref_ topic=1361611
Seesaw
Create student learning portfolios to share with other students, families
• Video/audio record students at play to share with families and other students.
http://web.seesaw.me
Cornell Ornithology
Additional research
• Students view pictures of birds for additional research (whole group, small group, or independent).
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page. aspx?pid=1478
Connections to the Labs
Labs continue to provide students with an engaging, hands-on place to build habits of character, literacy skills, and module-related content understanding. There are four Labs for the third module: Create, Explore, Imagine, and Research. The Labs are directly connected to the content of the module and should be implemented alongside the lessons.
Labs for this module focus on having students:
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Creatively display their understanding of the form and function of birds’ bodies through the use of sculpture.
Use the natural world, speci cally birds’ bodies, as an inspiration in designing a solution to a human problem.
Complete hands-on challenges with a variety of materials to solidify their understanding of birds’ bodies.
Engage in an exploration of poetry and movement to deepen and display their understanding of birds.
Build social-emotional skills through playing and collaborating with classmates.
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Module 3: Overview