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 willingpigeons from the cafeteria volunteered their time for this experiment.Working in cooperative groups, students first discussed what they thoughtof when they thought of pigeons. (Their ideas are featured in the flipchartbelow.) 
Nextthe 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 toobserve the pigeons in action. In groups of four, they counted the differenttypes of pigeons. Upon returning to class they charted their observations.(A student example is featured below.)
The students enjoyed studying about pigeons. Belowyou can see and hear their work - don't forget to click on each of theimpressions!
LOOK AT THE GRAPH BELOW. Which type of pigeonwas seen by most children? Which was seen by the least number ofchildren?
WHAT'S YOUR IMPRESSION? Click oneach 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 thechildren did while working in groups. What do you think a cooperativegroup needs to make it successful?
UPON COMPLETION OF THE PIGEON PROJECT studentswrote stories about their experiences. Two of these stories are featuredbelow. Have you ever written a story about a bird before?
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