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 Hall of Birds Floor Plan
This presentation is designed to assist the educator in preparing students for a visit to the Ralph W. Schreiber Hall of Birds. Different sections of the Hall of Birds are identified and coded by letters on this floor plan. Use the letters to locate materials to help prepare for a visit. Below are brief descriptions of each of the exhibit sections, followed by suggested activities and corresponding on-line resources. A Birds Of The World Reference Room (mounted specimens and reference drawers) Things to do:
On-line Resources: B Welcome Room (general orientation room) Things to do:
C Marsh Habitat (3 minute day to night animated marshland cycle) Things to do:
On-line Resources: D Birds: Inside- Out (interactive exhibits on bird physiology) Things to do:
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E Adaptations (interactive exhibits, birds' specialized features, lifestyles, and behaviors) Things to do:
On-line Resources: F Communication (bird songs, coloration, and mating rituals) Things to do:
On-line Resources: G Flight (wing shapes, physics of flight) Things to do:
On-line Resources: H Eggs/Nests (variety of eggs and nests on display) Things to do:
On-line Resources: I Condor Mountain (habitat diorama of the endangered California Condor) Things to do:
On-line Resources: J Birds And Man (representation of birds in modern culture, man's effect on birds) Things to do:
On-line Resources: K Rain Forest Habitat (two-story walk through rain forest habitat) Things to do:
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