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Falcon Cam Educational Resources

Welcome to a selection of Lesson Ideas and Educational Resources for use with Elementary students that are viewing the DWR Falcon Cam.

 

Lesson Idea: Have your students research Peregrine Falcon facts using resources such as DWR’s Peregrine Falcon page and create digital content such as

 Posters

A poster reading "peregrine falcons are one of the fastest animals on earth. They used to be on the endangered species list because of the DDT people were using back then. Now, they are protected by many humans and off the endangered species list. Peregrine falcons usually life on the side of on the top of buildings, rocky cliffs and mountains. Information from the National Park Service.

Created by Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bennett’s students at Colonial Trail Elementary, Henrico County, VA and shared with DWR

 

Student Coded Online Games

The panels taken from a game made by Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bennett's students

 

Podcast Episodes

An image of the podcast logo from the Elementary school peregrine falcon program

Created by Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bennett’s students at Colonial Trail Elementary, Henrico County, VA and shared with DWR.  Click the play button below to listen to the podcast.

 

Double click this image to listen to the podcast.

Created by Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bennett’s students at Colonial Trail Elementary, Henrico County, VA and shared with DWR.  Click the play button below to listen to the podcast.

 

Videos

An educational video created by students at Colonial Trail elementary

Created by Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bennett’s students at Colonial Trail Elementary, Henrico County, VA and shared with DWR.  Click the image above to view the video.

 

Lesson Idea: Show the Banding 2021 Richmond Peregrine Falcon Chicks video or read “The Falcon Chicks have Received their Bands” and have students create comic strips based on what they learned.

A webcomic created by students at Colonial trail elementary

Created by Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bennett’s students at Colonial Trail Elementary, Henrico County, VA and shared with DWR

 

Lesson Idea: Have students research and view Peregrine Falcon behaviors using the Richmond Falcon Cam and FAQ page and then create Memes. Full lesson plan idea can be found here.

An array of memes created by Colonial Trail elementary depicting falcons looking shocked at text describing the cause of their emotions

Created by Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bennett’s students at Colonial Trail Elementary, Henrico County, VA and shared with DWR

 

Additional Peregrine Falcon Lessons