===== Birding & Binoculars =====

==== Author Information ====

  * **Name:** Kiersten Nelson, Carol Yang, Isabella Ragonese, Cali Wilson, Kaylee Arnold
  * **Position and Institution:** EcoReach, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
  * **Contact:** drivera1010[at]sdsu.edu
  * **Year contributed:** 2021

==== Categories ====
  * **Grade Level:** K-3
  * **Georgia Standards of Excellence:** SKL1a, SKL2, S1Lb, S2L1a, S2L1c, S3L1, S3L1a, S3L1b, S3L1c

==== Abstract ====

Students will be able to (SWBAT): 
  * Use binoculars to look for birds in their neighborhood or on the school campus
  * Identify key characteristics of birds such as size, shape, and color
  * Identify key parts of habitats that birds need to live
  * Explain adaptations and characteristics of birds that distinguish them from other groups of living organisms.


==== Keywords ====
  * binoculars
  * birding
  * habitat
  * adaptations

==== Files ====
  * {{ birding_binoculars.pdf | Lesson Plan}}
  * {{ about_ecoreach.pdf | About EcoReach}}