Klamath Bird Observatory - Klamath Basin Birding Trail Education Kit

Klamath Basin Birding Trail Education Kit

Welcome to the curriculum for the Klamath Basin Birding Trail (KBBT) Education Kit! Here you will find exciting lesson plans that will guide your teaching of birds, specially designed for the birds and habitats of Klamath County. The purpose of the kit is to provide placed-based, science, and natural resources lesson plans to encourage the study and conservation of local birds and habitats. You will find an array of lesson plans focusing on three subjects:

•    What is a Bird?
•    Birding and Studying Birds
•    Bird Conservation.

The curriculum contains four sections: 1) lesson plans 2) student journals, 3) teacher answer keys, and 4) appendices with additional resources and websites. Each lesson plan provides background information, simple and clear procedures, helpful teacher tips, supplementary extensions, fun fact side panels, and other field trip ideas. To accompany the curriculum are kits containing all of the necessary resources for these lessons. Four complete kits (with same content) are available from OSU Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center in Klamath Falls for local teachers, non-formal educators, and community members to use. To check out a kit for up to two weeks, call 541-883-7131. Essentially, you should be able to pick a lesson plan and have all the information you need without additional research.

The lesson plans are aligned to National, Oregon and California State Science Standards. Student journal sheets are provided to advance critical thinking and scientific inquiry learning for each lesson. We encourage you to collate these journal sheets and have students make personalized journal cover sheets for their final products. Students can share their birding experiences with family and friends far into the future.

The kit was designed by Klamath Bird Observatory educators with support from Klamath Wingwatchers, Inc., Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center and Klamath County teachers. Funding for curriculum development, teacher training, and resources was provided by a Klamath County Title III Forest Education Grant. Photographic images used throughout curriculum and resources were donated by Southern Oregon resident, Jim Livaudais.

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Klamath Basin Birding Trail Kit Introduction