Kentucky and Tennessee Students learn about cranes
ICF's Education Outreach Coordinator, Joan Garland, visited several schools in Kentucky and Tennessee in November and December 2007 during the fall Whooping Crane migration. Joan shared the story of Whooping Crane conservation in the eastern United States with over 5,000 students during her school visits. The school presentations were timed with the fall ultralight migration, so that she visited each school while the Whooping Cranes and ultralight crew were in their area.
In the photo to the right, two students at West Marion Elementary in Loretto, Kentucky demonstrate the length of a Whooping Crane's wing span (the distance between a bird's wing tips) using a piece of string. Can you guess how long the wing span is? (hint: see below for the answer).
Click here to learn more about Whooping Cranes and the exciting project to return this species to the eastern United States!
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A student from Crab Orchard Elementary in Tennessee models the crane costume and hand puppet (left). How tall is a crane? Students at Kennedy Montessori Elementary in Louisville, Kentucky excitedly answer this question (below left). Cumberland County Elementary students in Burkesville, Kentucky pose with the crane costume (below). |
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Did you know that a Whooping Crane's wing span is up to seven feet long? Students at Meigs South Elementary in Decatur, Tennessee learned this during Joan's visit to their school (right). All of the schools enjoyed learning about the crane costume, including students from Lebanon Elementary in Kentucky (below) and McCallie Middle School in Chattanooga, Tennessee (below right). |
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Students from Brown Middle School in Harrison, Tennessee (left), Calvary Elementary in Calvary, Kentucky (below left) and Glasscock Elementary in Lebanon, Kentucky (below) enjoy their class presentations. |
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