The new girl Maria
in your class has just moved to your home state of Maine, from New
Mexico.
This is the first time she has ever seen the ocean and she is so
excited!! You invite her to your house to go swimming in the tidal
pools and tidal areas behind your house. While you are swimming
you look over and see a Great Blue Heron wading in the shallow
water. You have seen them all the time, but Maria gets scared of
the bird that she has never seen before, and refuses to go back into
the water. She also said she will never go over to your house
to go swimming again.
B. The Challenge
To be able to
convince Maria to come back over to your house to go swimming again,
you
decide to make her a big poster to teach her all about a Great Blue
Heron. Do research on the Internet to find information about the
size, shape, colors and nesting habits of the bird. Also discover
other interesting facts about its habitat, what it eats, and what eats
it! Then make the poster to give her to so she can hang it in her
room at home. This will help her understand more about the bird, so she
will come
swimming with you again. Make sure you include drawings, pictures
and all the information ON the poster!!
2. Your Journey
A. Here are a few
websites that you can look at to find your information. Make sure
you get pictures!!
