Take a tour through a hummingbird field guide created by Grade 3 students in Atlanta, Georgia. This lesson helped students to see the unique appearance of the two hummingbirds tracked each spring by Journey North. They took the challenge comparing and contrasting the species. Using an Activeboard in the classroom they carefully looked at the hummingbirds on the site. Then they...

• wrote down all the characteristics, colors, and shapes they saw.
• drew the birds using these field marks.

Notice the details that are captured on each page of this field guide.