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Science Department
Tualatin Valley Academy
Hillsboro, Oregon

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Published Student Scientific Reports

Do Birds Prefer Warm or Cold Weather?
by Sarah
Classroom Birdscope
Volume 8, Spring 2004 

Do Birds Prefer Warm or Cold Weather?
by Emily
Classroom Birdscope
Volume 12, Fall 2008

Do Dark-eyed Juncos Like Rain? by Soo Bin
Classroom Birdscope Volume 10, Spring 2006
BirdSleuth Reports Volume 1, Spring 2007
(Includes helpful notes from the editor about writing science reports)

Do Dark-eyed Juncos Show Up More in the Morning or in the Afternoon? by Casey
Classroom Birdscope
Volume 9, Spring 2005 

Do Dark-eyed Juncos Visit in the Morning or Afternoon? by Edma 
Classroom Birdscope Volume 7, Spring 2003

Does Time of Morning Affect the Bushtit Population? by Erich
Classroom Birdscope
Volume 8, Spring 2004 

Does Temperature Affect Black-capped Chickadee Visits to Feeders? by Michael
Classroom Birdscope Volume 10, Spring 2006

Have Dark-eyed Junco Visits Decreased and House Sparrow Visits Increased at Feeders?  by Kristina
Classroom Birdscope
Volume 6, Spring 2002 

Is House Sparrow Activity Influenced by Temperature?
by Leslie
BirdSleuth Reports Volume 2, Fall 2008 (low res)
BirdSleuth Reports Volume 2, Fall 2008 (high res)

The Effect of Barometric Pressure on Birds  by Logan 
Classroom Birdscope
Volume 4, Spring 2000 

The Effect of Light on Birds
 by Andrew 
Classroom Birdscope Volume 5, Spring 2001

The Effect of Temperature on Bushtits
by Lena
Classroom Birdscope Volume 10, Spring 2006

The Effect of Temperature on Chickadees 
by Annalisa 
Classroom Birdscope Volume 7, Spring 2003

The Effect of Urban Development on
House Sparrow Populations
 by Nick 
Classroom Birdscope Volume 11, Spring 2007

Weather and Bird Sightings by Zach
BirdSleuth Reports Volume 3, Spring 2009

What Affects the Number of Sparrows Seen at the Downy Creek Bird Blind Over Time? by Melinda
Classroom Birdscope Volume 13, Fall 2009

Published Student Science Writing

Birds of the Galapagos Islands
by Jessica
Classroom Birdscope
Volume 12, Fall 2008

Fernhill Wetlands Report by Keala
Classroom Birdscope Volume 13, Fall 2009

Published Student Bird Art Gallery
click here to see gallery

What is BirdSleuth?

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BirdSleuth Reports Webzine

BirdSleuth Reports Submission Guidelines

BirdSleuth Reports Submission Form

Educator's Guide to Bird Study
The Scientific Method
Asking Scientific Questions
Suggested Research Questions
Design Your Research Project
Critique a Research Paper
Looking at Data
Write a Scientific Paper
Classroom Birdscope Research Papers
Guiding Student Research


Student Assignment Resources

BirdSleuth Report Components

BirdSleuth Report Grade Sheet

BirdSleuth MS Excel Data Template

BirdSleuth Talley Sheet

Tualatin Valley Academy Student Collaboration on PBWorks.com

MS Excel Help (Data Tables & Graphs)
Excel Resources

Excel Practice for BirdSleuth Students (Word)
Excel Practice for BirdSleuth Students (PDF)

Scientific Method Flow Chart
Scientific Method Handout
Scientific Method Test
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Science Writing & Scientific Reports by Mr. Kahler

A Science Program with Wings
by Mr. Kahler
Connect Vol.15 No.1, September/October, 2001 (Link)
Connect Vol.15 No.1, September/October, 2001 (PDF)

BirdSleuth Inspires Student Inquiry
by Mr. Kahler
Connect Vol.23 No.2, November/December, 2009 (PDF)

House Sparrow Displacement of other Bird Species
by Mr. Kahler
Course Paper - LOBS501: BirdSleuth - August 18, 2008


Jennifer Schaus, BirdSleuth Project Leader at Cornell Lab of Ornithology (left) visits the TVJA Bird Blind at Downy Creek with Mr. Kahler (right)  November 2008.
 

Students, your English teacher is teaching you to format your papers in APA style.  The following resources may be helpful to you.

A+ Research & Writing
(Internet Public Library)


Citation Machine Click on APA

Dr. Paper Resources
Easy APA Format - Dr. Paper Software
Report Writing Schedule Help
Sample APA Style Paper
APA Style



Science Buddies Web Resources
Background Research Plan
Bibliography Worksheet
Writing a Bibliography: Key Info
Writing a Bibliography: APA Format
Sample APA Style Bibliography

Plagiarism
Check your paper for Plagiarism at Plagiarism Checker.com
Does Copying From the Internet Count as Plagiarism?
Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement: Is Copying Illegal?

Students, if you need historical data for your BirdSleuth Report you may click on the following files.  These are MS Excel files and include data combined from all of my science classes for each day.

1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003

2003-2004
2004-2005

2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009 (NEW)
Population Totals
House Sparrows vs. Juncos

Students, you may also find the following page on the eBird site helpful for accessing data totals from your class and other classes at TVJA.  
BirdSleuth Data Retrieval