Resource: Jarrod Studies Birds
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QuickTime Video
Length: 1m 17s
Size: 3.4 MB
Jarrod Santora, professor at the College of Staten Island, is an ornithologist, a person who studies birds. In this segment from WILD TV, Jarrod describes his job. One of his responsibilities is to "band" or identify birds by putting a small bracelet around the birds’ legs. Jarrod gets up before sunrise and spreads nets along bushes to safely catch birds. To get birds to go into the net, sometimes he will call them with whistles and noises, such as a screeching owl noise. Once birds are caught in the nets, he can carefully free them and band their legs. For more about the study of birds see, "An Orinthologist’s Job".
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Frame (ELA) Do you think it is important to be able to report the important facts or events of a story? Explain your answer.
Focus (ELA) What are the important facts of this story about Jarrod?
Frame (SCI) What is an ornithologist? What does he or she do?
Focus (SCI) What are some of the responsibilities of ornithologist Jarrod Santora?
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Related Resources:
An Ornithologist’s Job
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Critical Reading
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