Hawk Mountain Report

At the beginning of the year, the sixth grade visits Hawk Mountain as part of a science unit on raptors. The students take their journals with them. They hike the trails, observe birds on the high lookouts, and take notes and make sketches. They stay overnight in a lodge, then visit the Lehigh Valley Nature Center the next day.

This is an open-form assignment. Students may write an essay, report, story, poem, or newspaper article about the experience. They may write about Hawk Mountain, the Nature Center, the lodge, hawks, the bus ride, or any other aspect of the trip.