• Programs for Years 1-6

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These include lesson plans and related resources for achieving outcomes in the Biological sciences strand of the Australian Science Curriculum.        

 

SELECT YEAR LEVEL > 1  2  3  4  5  6

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• Practical hints for birdwatching

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​See Birding Tips to get the most out of a group excursion.

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• Bird specimens

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Specimens of birds can be borrowed by schools via the Queensland Museum Network Loans program - QM Loans.

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• Student Birding Guides for Prep-Year 2, Years 3-4, Years 5-6

 

These booklets contain beautiful colour photos of many local birds as well as suggested activities related to achieving outcomes in the Australian Curriculum, especially Science.  Available free of charge to schools for educational purposes, postage being the only cost. They are available via BirdLife Southern Queensland.

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• Recommended websites 

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• BirdLife Australia 

• Birds Queensland

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• Field guides

 

Here is a selection of those available as hard copies and/or as apps:

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• The Michael Morcombe eGuide to Australian Birds (app) by Michael Morcombe & David Stewart

• Birds of Australia - A Photographic Guide by Sam Woods et al 

• Field Guide to Australian Birds by Michael Morcombe

• Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Ken Simpson & Nicolas Day

• My Shorebird Watcher (app)

• The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight

• The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds by Pat, Peter & Raoul Slater

• Complete Guide to Australian Birds by George Adams

• The Australian Bird Guide by Peter Menkhorst et al

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• Other resources 

 

Sites that may have interesting and informative articles about birds include:

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• Australian Geographic

• National Geographic

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