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out of the shell, if you can, and weigh the shell and the blown egg. Measure the circumference. Are all eggs the same size?

3. Egg roll: Conduct a contest with the six boiled eggs. Tape strips on the floor to make a path or "raceway". Make a guess of how far a boiled egg will roll when pushed. Have a race! Roll an egg down a slanted book or board. How far does it roll once it reaches the flat surface? Can it be rolled end over end? Or, does it only roll on its side? Roll a raw egg. Does it roll further? End over end?

4. Bring in a grocer's small, medium, large and extra large egg. Compare the weight, circumference, length and color of the eggs. Prepare a chart of comparison.

Bird Bath Cam Websites

www.nsc.org/ehc/kids/b irdbath.htm

www.birdwatching.co m/tips/birdbaths.html

http://bi rding.about.com/hobbies/birdin g/library/weekly/aa042400a.htm

More Resources

http://wings.ucdavis. edu/Curriculums/Birds/whats_in _a_nest_howto.html

www.nsc.org/ ehc/kids/birdbath.htm

www.birdw atching.com/tips/birdbaths.htm l

http://birdsource.cornell.edu /birdhouse/cavityframe.html

htt p://www.geocities.com/Heartlan d/Meadows/8509/index.html

http: //birdsource.cornell.edu/

http: //www.americanbirding.org/

http ://www.birdnature.com/

http://w ww.audubon.org/

http://birding. about.com/hobbies/birding/

http ://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/

http://w ww.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/

h ttp://www.bonus.com/applets/bi gpic/bigpic.cgi%3FREQUEST=star t%26MASTERDIR=birds

http://craf tsforkids.about.com/kids/craft sforkids/library/weekly/aa0118 99.htm

http://www.nwf.org/rrick /1998/jan98/gus.html

http://mgf x.com/bird/resource/index.htm# bir

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Teacher Resources
Ludwig, Nancy. Tree Bulletin Boards and Art Projects
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