Can elephants do yoga? What about the hokey-pokey? Join in the fun with the National Zoo's Asian elephants.

Classroom Activities

Explore More Programs

June 5, 2025 at 12 pm ET

Exploring Neighborhood Birds

Birds are everywhere! Learn about some of our neighborhood birds and the techniques used to study them from a migratory bird scientist.

Grades:

2-8

Standards:

Supports NGSS 2-PS1-2, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, MS-LS1-4, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-A

Topics:

birds, migration, observation, tracking, bird banding

Crosscutting Concepts:

Patterns, Cause and Effect, Interdependence of science, engineering, and technology

Cost:

Free