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:

List Of Materials For Classroom Use:

“Celebrate Urban Birds.” n.d.-a. In Celebrate Urban Birds. Accessed August 14, 2026. 

“National Parks in the History of Science: Plant Succession (Video) (U.S. National Park Service).” 2022. In Nps.Gov. 

“Rachel Carson | American Experience | PBS.” n.d.-f. In Www.Pbs.Org. Accessed August 14, 2026. 

Strauss, A. L., A. L. Thompson, K. S. Oberhauser, M. H. Koomen, J. Andicoechea, and R. B. Blair. Driven to Discover: Citizen Science Curriculum Guide, Birding and eBird. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension, 2018.

Audubon. 2019. “Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink.” In Audubon

“The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay.” 2025. In PBS.

Comments:

Be the first to comment on this unit!

Add a Comment

Characters Left: 500