Final+Showcase+Student+Projects

This page will be the specifics of each student project share during our showcase night on March 18th, 2013.

Here is a video link to some of the student projects from our ALCOA Eagle Eye to the World Showcase. 30 students from the Bettendorf ELP program in grades 4 and 5 presented an independent study project on one aspect of bald eagles.

Here is a link to the video - []

"Call of the Wild" || Facts about how sound is made by the eagle and recordings of different eagle calls. Information on the eagle's lifespan. || Eagles have no vocal chords || Design behind middle picture || media type="custom" key="22527504" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || "Migration Station" || Facts about bald eagles and their migration habits. When, where, why and how they migrate. || Not all bald eagles migrate || Word scramble || media type="custom" key="22527462" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || "Eagle Habitat" || Facts were presented regarding the bald eagle's environmental habitat and nesting habitat. || Half of the Bald Eagle population lives in Alaska. || Each fact listed about the bald eagle's habitat contained one letter highlighted in blue. The blue letters spelled "Look under the eagle." The eagle was in a nest, when someone picked it up to look under it there were "eggs" that had the clue scrolled up inside of them. || media type="custom" key="22528844" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || "Mighty Eagle" || Facts regarding lifespan and migration of bald eagles. Tri-board display accompanied by audio recording of song "Mighty Eagle" performed by Havyn on piano with various eagle calls recorded on top of it. || Juvenile eagles migrate before the adult. || Tri-board "lift-the-flap" with questison: Who migrates first, the parent or the child? Answer: the juvenile || media type="custom" key="22528860" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || Raptor Times || Reporting on how birds of prey affect human life and interaction between our two species. Including interview with Mr. J. Dave Murcia from Wapsi River Environmental Center. || Understanding birds of prey is important for humans because we are both at top of our food chains. || Picture Riddle of chain with human and eagle both sitting on top. || media type="custom" key="22528870" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || "An Eagle Eye View" || Information was presented about eagle eyes and their impressive vision. || An eagle can see up to eight times as far and two and a half the detail of a human. || Visitors were asked to use the binoculars to line up with the red marks on a paper across the room. This allowed them to focus on the small picture of a rabbit and the clue written below. (The clue could only be read if using the binoculars.) || media type="custom" key="22528874" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || "Home To The Bald Eagles" || The facts about bald eagle nests. What they use to build, where they build, and how big. || Bald eagles have more then one nest in their territory. || A puzzle with the fact on the assembled piece. Then, the visitor can read the fact. || media type="custom" key="22528900" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || "How Eagles Fly" || Facts about Eagle Flight and the physics of Bird Flight. || Eagles can fly up to speeds of 65 mph. || Paper airplane wing experiment using different wing lengths. || media type="custom" key="22528916" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || Myths of the Majestic Eagle || Myths and Folklore about eagles. || The eagle's blood turned into lava during the creation of the Earth. || Writing a sentence to create a myth. || media type="custom" key="22528934" ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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 * Sophie Utsinger "Let our eagles soar into the future" || Facts regarding the protection and laws of bald eagles and game birds. || There are 5 main reasons that bald eagles are endangered. They are: 1) human carelessness, 2) pesticide DDT use, 3) loss of nesting trees, 4) loss of habitat, 5) illegal shooting. || When participants arrived at this station they received a riddle: look for an eagles home. Near the display was a nest with 5 eggs in it. Each egg had one answer to the question, what are the 5 main reasons that bald eagles are endangered. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Carter Wolf
 * Aiden Broderick
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 * Jaden Poole
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 * Havyn Fish
 * Ben Wilkinson
 * Jason McNab
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 * Yue Horikawa
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 * Stephanie Rice
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 * Kaitlyn Walter
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