Welcome to Classroom Connections—where every lesson moves from field to classroom. Each post features Ecology Blueprints, real-world Field Notes, and practical Classroom Connections designed to help you teach wildlife science, food webs, anatomy, and ecosystems with confidence.
And bring each lesson to life in your classroom—starting today.
As the seasons change, we adapt – maybe we’ll turn the AC or heat on, we’ll start parking our cars in the garage more, or we’ll switch our morning coffees from hot to iced.
Studying owls gives us really great insight into an ecosystem. They are prime subjects to look at because of how much information they can give us.
We’re sure you're familiar with at least some bird songs. Whether you’re up early in the morning or walking around during the day, you’re bound to have heard some birds singing nearby.
Barn Owls eat a variety of prey, which means that you don’t know what you’re going to find in a pellet when you dissect it! The favorite food of Barn Owls is voles, but they also eat a variety of other things.
When you have land that is overrun with pests, instead of getting your hands on pesticides, go the more natural route and bring some Barn Owls in to handle the problem! Barn Owls are cavity dwellers.
The point of building a nest is to have a safe place to raise offspring. Nests can vary as much as human houses on a single street can.
Are birds dinosaurs?It’s a question you may have heard or asked before. Evidence points to birds being descended from dinosaurs, specifically theropods, a group that stands on two legs, like the T.
More than half of North American birds migrate. This is when birds move locations from where they inhabit during the summer to where they inhabit during the winter.
Birds are incredibly important and they’ve faced many challenges over the years from human activity. The U.
Check out our video on what makes a great owl city. Take a trip with us to Oregon to see where these owls are hanging out in nature.
These birds hang out in the Arctic tundra. April 21, 2021
Have you ever believed something about an animal, only to find out it wasn’t true? Sometimes, depending on how we see animals portrayed in cartoons or movies or books, we can think one thing about an animal when it turns out the reality is very different.
