Asking Questions in Biology

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 26.06.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction/rationale:
  2. Student Background And School Demographics:
  3. Rachel Carson And The Sense Of Wonder:
  4. Rachel Carson And The Question That Started A Movement:
  5. Citizen Science:
  6. Migratory Birds In Chicago:
  7. The Endangered Piping Plover:
  8. Teaching Strategies:
  9. Activities
  10. Appendix On Implementing District Standards
  11. Bibliography:
  12. Student Reading List:
  13. List Of Materials For Classroom Use:
  14. Endnotes:

Rachel Carson and the Questions that Helped Save Bird Populations

Nancy V. Ibarra

Published September 2026

Tools for this Unit:

Student Reading List:

Carson, Rachel. 1956. “Help Your Child to Wonder.” The Women’s Home Companion.

Carson, Rachel. 1962. Silent Spring. Penguin Books.

Chicago Park District 541 North Fairbanks Court, 7 Th Floor 312/742.4786 (Phone), 312/742.5391 (Fax) *** CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT EXPANDS MONTROSE DUNE NATURAL AREA. n.d.-b. Accessed August 14, 2026. 

Moore Niver, Heather. 2018. The History of the Scientific Method. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

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