Fascinating Birds of Uganda (FLEX)
Kristin McKnight Vargas
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(949)
Calling all animal lovers! Uganda is a bird lovers paradise due to being home to over 1,000 different species of interesting birds! This interactive FLEX class will cover some of the most interesting and unique bird species of Uganda.
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Uganda is a bird lovers paradise due to being home to over 1,000 different species of interesting birds! This interactive FLEX class will cover some of the most interesting and unique bird species of Uganda. This is a highly interactive flexible schedule class. There will be a lesson video posted each week (Mondays) which can be watched whenever is convenient for the student. These video lessons will have a minimum of 8 birds in each lesson (total of 32 birds, over a period of 4 weeks)....
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Lesson 1We will start out this lesson by learning about what traits birds share and what defines a bird. The birds that we will be learning about are: Grey Crowned Crane (Crested Crane), Shoebill Stork, Shelley's Crimsonwing, Great Blue Turaco, Marabou Stork, Saddle-billed Stork, Green-Breasted Pitta, and Standard-Winged NightjarWeek 2Lesson 2Lesson 2The birds that we will be learning about in this lesson are: Ostrich, Black and White Casqued Hornbill, Bar Tailed Trogon, Crested barbet, Doherty's Bushshrike, Malachite Kingfisher, Great White Pelican, and African DarterWeek 3Lesson 3Lesson 3The birds that we will be learning about in this lesson are:Little Bittern, Grey Heron, Great Egret, Common Kestrel, Egyptian Goose, Pied Crow, Ruppel's Vulture, and Pied Kingfisher.Week 4Lesson 4Lesson 4The birds that we will be learning about in this lesson are: Martial Eagle, Black Crake, Lesser Flamingo, Cattle Egret, Kori Bustard, Helmeted Guineafowl, Great Cormorant, and Peregrine Falcon.
Students will be able to... -define a bird -know a variety of terms such as, endangered, extinct, camouflage, conservation, etc. -know how to do their own research about birds. -know about many birds in Uganda. -identify Uganda on a map.
I will be bringing experience from being a certified teacher and a science curriculum builder. I also have a big passion for nature and animals and have been studying this field for many years.
Homework Offered
This is an interactive flexible schedule class, so they will have discussions, a project to complete, videos to watch, and Quizlet games.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
They will be creating their own project about a bird in Uganda, but the way they want to go about this will be flexible with what materials that they want to use. They could create it totally online with a PowerPoint or they could create a poster, drawing, etc.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- YouTube
- Edpuzzle
- Quizlet
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(949)
Welcome! My name is Kristin, and I am so excited to meet your learner(s)! I am a certified teacher with a B.S. Ed. in Early Childhood Education and in Special Education. I have many years of both classroom teaching and online teaching experience....
Self-Paced Class
$10
weekly or $40 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks of teacher feedback
Choose your start date
1 year of access to the content
Completed by 31 learners
Ages: 7-12
