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Lesson Activities
- Introduction
- Threatened, Endangered and Extinct
- Endangered Animals Research
- Endangered Birds
- Helping Our Endangered Birds
- Resources About Endangered Birds
- Your Challenge: Design a Nest Box
- Building a Nest Box
- Building a Nest Box (continued)
- Identify Constraints
- Identify Criteria
- Select an Approach and Develop Your Design
- Design a Model
- Evaluate Your Nest Box
- Communicate Your Design
- Student Resources
- Teacher Resources
- STEM Careers
Identify Criteria
What are the factors to consider when creating a nest box for your bird? As you complete the activity below, discuss with your team members why you think different criteria are important and why.
Word Bank
Use the word bank below to select the criteria that are important in designing a birdhouse.
Teacher Note
Assist STEM groups as they talk about the criteria, and discuss which they think are most important and why. Students will have to consider nearly all of the criteria as they design their boxes.