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Raptors in the City
New for 2005 "Raptors in the City"
TECHNOLOGY CONNECTS KIDS WITH NATURE
How do you catch a glimpse of the fastest
creature on earth? Go online! "Raptors in the City" is a real-time,
inquiry-based science and technology program for grades 4-6 that stars the
peregrine falcon. The peregrine has recovered from near extinction in North
America and was removed from the List of Endangered Species in 1999, one of
the great success stories in the field of wildlife conservation. The online
portion of Raptors in the City guides children through nesting season
(roughly February to June) as they watch the still rare falcons live via
cameras mounted on skyscrapers. The curriculum supports one semester of
study, and the students learn environmental, biological, and technological
lessons, as well as research skills, tied to national science and technology
standards. Curriculum materials and books for falcon study are available at
low cost. It's easy - no software to install.
Nesting season (and the the Raptors in the City
program) begins in late February 2005.
To subscribe to the free "Falcon Flash"
e-newsletter, weekly bulletins and pictures from the program's study nestsite
during nesting season, reply to this message with "subscribe" in the
subject.
For more information visit:
www.raptorsinthecity.org
Contact person:
Deborah Mathies
177 W. Norwalk Rd.
Norwalk, CT 06850
(203) 831-0855, e-mail:
raptors@optonline.net
Raptors in the City is a featured link on
NationalGeographic.com's "Geography Action!"
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/cities_suburbs.html
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