American Robin Where Do Your Robins Go for the Winter? Discussion Questions (Interpreting Banding Data from Your Region) Review the banding data you gathered and respond to these questions: Make a robin map! Do the robins from your region all go to the same place? How large is the region where robins from your state/province have been found in the wintertime? (Mark all locations on a map and measure the area.) How does the winter climate of that region compare with yours? (You'll find maps on the National Weather Service's U.S. Climate Prediction Center site.) How many miles did each robin travel? What is the average distance a robin from your region might migrate? Name the other states/provinces whose robins might spend the winter with your robins. Which robin in your state/province lived the longest after being banded? Before drawing conclusions, scientists always look at the methods of data collection. Can you identify any biases this method may have on the results? These data were collected in the 1930s-1960s. How might this affect the conclusions you draw from the data? Where might robins that spend the winter in Alabama or Georgia go to nest in the summer? (See Lesson: "Whose Robins Might These Be?") Write a scientific paper based explaining what you discovered by analyzing the data. (Link to Lesson: "Scientist Says") Try This! Use this online mapping server to map where one of your robins was found. Mark the location with a stickpin: Tiger Map Server National Science Education Standards Use data to conduct a reasonable explanation. Communicate investigations and explanations. Scientists use different kinds of investigations depending on the questions they are trying to answer. Use math in all aspects of scientific inquiry. The behavior of individual organisms is influenced by internal cues (such as hunger) and by external cues (such as a change in the environment). National Geography Standards How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information. Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.