Building for Birdie

Lesson: 60 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes; Activity: 30 minutes

Grade Levels: K-2

Apply knowledge of shapes to build a bird home that is structurally sound.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Unit

Tech at Home activity

Actividad En Español

Grade Levels: K-2

Lesson: 60 minutes
Unit: 150 minutes
Activity: 30 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Compare and contrast, shapes, structure, engineering design, ornithology, habitats

Objectives:

  • Design and build a home for a displaced bird.
  • Identify and explain how shapes are used for stability in a structure.
  • Compare and contrast bird home examples and models.

The Tech Academies

This activity was developed in partnership with educators from The Tech Academies Fellowship program. Tech Academy Fellows learn to be leaders of STEM education while designing and testing resources to be shared with other educators.