Project Inquiry - Pigeon Study
At 49th Street School, the topic was pigeons in Mr.
Bledsoe's First Grade Class. Aside from the students, plenty of willing
pigeons from the cafeteria volunteered their time for this experiment.
Working in cooperative groups, students first discussed what they thought
of when they thought of pigeons. (Their ideas are featured in the flipchart
below.) 
Next
the children were given pictures of eight different types of pigeons: Blue-bar,
Checker, Red-bar, Red, Spread, White, Pied-Splash, and Pied-White flight.
After a brief discussion in their groups, the students moved outside to
observe the pigeons in action. In groups of four, they counted the different
types of pigeons. Upon returning to class they charted their observations.
(A student example is featured below.)
The students enjoyed studying about pigeons. Below
you can see and hear their work - don't forget to click on each of the
impressions!
LOOK AT THE GRAPH BELOW. Which type of pigeon
was seen by most children? Which was seen by the least number of
children?
WHAT'S YOUR IMPRESSION? Click on
each of the pictures below to hear different student's pigeon impressions.
Which one sounds most like a pigeon? Which is the funniest?!
THESE PHOTOS SHOW some of the things that the
children did while working in groups. What do you think a cooperative
group needs to make it successful?
UPON COMPLETION OF THE PIGEON PROJECT students
wrote stories about their experiences. Two of these stories are featured
below. Have you ever written a story about a bird before?
APPLAUSE APPLAUSE! These pigeons are pleased that
you visited their web site. Please come again soon!
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