The Process

1. First you'll be assigned to a team of three students to investigate the movements of four migrating Bald Eagles.
2. Look at the map to see the birds' current locations. (Click your browser's back button when you are done)
3. To predict where they will end up by May, you will track their movements during the 2002 migration according to latitude and longitude. Learn more about latitude and longitude.
4. Answer on your worksheet Questions 1, 2 , and 3?
5. Each student will pick one of the bald eagles and make a graph of its 2002 migration. Click on one of the birds to go to the table with that data:
   • Alex
   • Connor
   • Devon
6. Plot the points from the data table onto your graph. Connect the dots. Then answer Question number 4 on your sheet.
7. Compare the graphs among your groups. Answer Question number 5.
8. Next, each person in your group should graph this year's data for their bird on the same graph, using a different color. Then answer Question number 6 and 7.
9. Over the next weeks, see if your prediction was correct by checking your bird's location and continuing to plot it on your graph.
10. Read what scientists have to say about the Bald Eagle , its migration, and about its nesting and young, its feeding habits, and protecting bald eagle habitat. See if what scientists say helps you in your explanations of your findings. Answer question number 8.
11. Communicate your findings and recommendations with others.

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