As you work through the Bird mystery, you should use outside answer the following
questions: (Note: Select the possible answers that keep you in the mystery. If you select
to ‘go off and do the report’ or not follow-up with information, then you’ll be put at the
end with no answers. You’ll then have to go back and start the mystery over!)
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What is the description of the bird you discovered?
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At the very beginning of the mystery, and considering what you learned on the
CDC site, why should the dead bird be reported?
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What is the description of the bird?
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Where is the bird migrating?
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Where will you go to meet the bird watcher?
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What does ‘channelize’ mean?
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Gather evidence from at least 3 of the possible sources (You don't have to be right
or wrong, just explain how you're thinking about the mystery.)
What evidence do you find from the:
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Horse
Mosquito
River
Bird
Band
Considering what you learned from your sources, answer the following questions:
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What does the word 'riparian' mean?
Why shouldn't the river be channelized?
Where did the contagion come from?
What did the bird die from?
What is tick paralysis?
What types of birds are most susceptible to West Nile Virus?
What are some of the natural controls for insects in wetland areas?
What does the rancher have?
What is malaria?
What causes a reaction to mosquito bites?
Now finished the unit material and solved the mystery, you need to think about issues
involving wetlands and bird migrations. Write a paragraph explaining what you think
should be done to help migrating birds and wetland resources in your area.