As a finale to everything we have learned in class and on the field trip, I thought it would be great to finish the year with a guest speaker to teach the 4th and 5th graders all about seabirds and their challenges. I invited Emily Severson from the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project to talk to the class about how we identify seabirds, their habitats, some of the challenges (both natural and man-made) that they face and how we can do our part to help them. The students learned what to do if they every come across a stranded seabird and how to help them. They also learned about how they breed, where they nest, and why artificial lights confuse them and sometimes cause them to be disoriented and stranded. The students had lots of questions for our guest speaker and would love to get involved on more nature hikes to learn about birds. Here are some pictures and video of the guest lecture:
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AuthorsMrs. Shim and her STRETCH students Archives
May 2015
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