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This research guide will help you as you become ecologists of our outdoor school community. You will conduct research on the animals and plants near our school neighborhood. You have studied many different habitats.  Thinking back: We know that Washington D.C. would be considered an urban habitat.  What types of living things have we read about in urban habitats?  What other things might we see if we investigated further?  Let’s become naturalists and ecologists and examine the urban habitat near us.

On this padlet you will find books, websites, videos, and other resources to help you with your research!

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Digital Citizenship: What's true and what's unbelievable?

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Digital Citizenship: What's true and what's unbelievable?

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In this short video, you'll meet Head! Head tells us why it's important to be curious and ask questions, so that we can know what's true and what's unbelievable.

Head taught us to ask questions to discover what's true. We can't believe everything that’s seen online, so asking questions and being curious are the first steps to finding out what's true and what's not.

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In this short, introductory digital citizenship lesson, students meet Head, one of the six Digital Citizen characters! Head introduces the topic of news and media literacy (in a kid-friendly way), and why it's important to be curious and ask questions, so that we can know what's true and what's unbelievable.
Visit the Meet Head lesson page

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Meet the Digital Citizens: Head | Common Sense Education

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Meet the Digital Citizens: Head is a video from Common Sense Education. Use this video to help your students learn and thrive in our connected world.

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Searching the internet for information can be tough! Here are some keywords and phrases that might help you as begin your search on the animals that live in our community:

Urban Animals

Animals of DC

Urban Habitats

DC Animal Habitats

I've also included a short video from BrainPop on research!

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Research doesn’t have to be overwhelming! Learn how to focus your fact-finding on important questions to take your research project to the next level.

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Take a look at these websites! I curated them just for you :)

Wildlife in the DC Metro Area - City Wildlife

These Animals Live in the Most Powerful City in the World (nationalgeographic.com)

Washington D.C. Wildlife: Wild Animals that Call USA Capital Home - Southwest Journal

United States National Arboretum, DC, US · iNaturalist

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Wildlife in the DC Metro Area - City Wildlife

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Due to its proximity to Rock Creek Park, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, Washington, DC is home to a diverse population of animal and plant life. 240 species of birds, 29 mammals, 21 reptiles, 19 amphibians, and 78 species of fish can be found in the DC Metro Area. Many of these animals, such as Eastern Gray Squirrels, Blue Jays, and Robins, live here year round. Others, such as Great Blue Herons, Wood Thrush, and many species of Warblers, are seasonal and migrate during the spring and fall. Regardless of whether they are here to stay or just passing through, all the animals that come through DC have a role to play. They are instrumental in keeping our forests healthy, our city green, and our […]

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To help you find books on your urban animals, use the following Dewey Decimal Classifications:

591 Animal Habitats

597 Fish, Frogs, Toads, Reptiles, Amphibians, Snakes

598 Birds

599 Mammals of the Land and Ocean, Whales

Key Titles

Here are some books you can find in our very own JLES school library:

Chipmunks by Christian Leaf / Call #: 599.36

Deer by Amy McDonald / Call #: 599.65

Raccoons by Amy McDonald / Call #: 599.76/32

Squirrels by Derek Zobel / Call #: 599.36

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The following reference sites can help you with your research. Don't forget to log in to Clever before clicking the links!

Britannica School (eb.com)

https://www.brainpop.com/

Kids encyclopedia facts (kiddle.co)

Fact Monster - A Trusted Reference Site for Kids

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Homepage | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (si.edu)

U.S. National Arboretum (usda.gov)

City Wildlife

Smithsonian's National Zoo (si.edu)

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Homepage | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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During this time when educational resources are more important than ever, we are expanding our digital content and programming to provide them to you. Please help support our efforts to keep curious minds engaged and educated about the wonders of the natural world.

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After researching, share your information with your classmates on our class's Padlet! This will help us create our community display of the animals in our community.

You can:

share a voice or video recording of what you learned

share your notes on a specific animal

share information on a source you found particularly helpful

share a picture or graphic of something we can add to our display