PIGEONS CASE GUIDE

PIGEONS CASE GUIDE

Students:   6ª Graders, EI JER

Time: 30 min, groups of 5 students

Objetive: use should, must and have to

Warm up: explanation of the use of  should, must and have to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ3rHYcWFlA

Vocabulary: pigeon, dove, nests, squabs, excretion, pest, plague, take care buildings

Resources: Debate environment in the lab, case, Digalo2, observation in situ (visit to the downtown and the zoo of Fundación Orinoco and places in the city where pigeons are), writing activity, reading activity, ICT activity, pictures, videos

Description of the case: Issue from Puerto Carreño Vichada community               

Case

Pigeons are trainable and pretty birds. They are considered the symbol of peace, and can be trained to carry messages long distances. Both male and female pigeons take care of the their squabs and can be raised in farms to use their feces as fertilizer. However, in big numbers pigeons cause pollution and transmit diseases. The school at Puerto Carreño is no exception. Our school in Puerto Carreño is overrun by these birds. They make their nests in all of the buildings and their feces are splattered everywhere. Also, they cause damage when they use any kind of material to build their nests. We don´t know what to do, the smell in the classroom and throughout the school grounds is unbearable. What should we do to live and study free of these birds?.  What is your position, to live in harmony with this birds or drive them away and use their feces as fertilizer? Propose a reasonable point of view, since banishing and poisoning them is an animal cruelty and illegal.

Interview  (at the end): Spanglish, English or Spanish

1.      How can we drive the pigeon away from the city and create a good program in Puerto Carreño?

2.      Do you want to live with them in harmony or drive them and feed them away from the city

3.What other steps can be taken to control this overpopulation of pigeon?