Distance Learning : Owls from the Inside Out

Get up close to owls as an avian expert uses LIVE birds to show you the characteristics that help owls adapt to a predatory way of life. Students will dissect owl pellets to investigate the diet of a barn owl, learn about food chains and the role of avian predators in an ecosystem and gain an introduction to skeletal anatomy and prey identification.

• Grade level: 3–6
• Program length: 45 minutes
• Cost: $195
• Available: 11/5/08–12/17/08 (Wednesdays only)
  To book at other times contact education@aahom.org

U.S. National Curriculum Standards

NS.A Science as Inquiry

• abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
• understanding about scientific inquiry

NS.C Life Sciences

• characteristics of organisms
• organisms and environments
• structure and function in living systems
• populations and ecosystems

Michigan Curriculum Framework Benchmarks

• generate reasonable questions about the world based on observation (SCI.I.1.E.1)
• explain characteristics and functions of observable body parts in a variety of animals (SCI.III.2.E.1)
• compare and contrast food, energy, and environmental needs of selected organisms (SCI.III.2.E.4)
• explain how physical and/or behavioral characteristics of organisms help them to survive in their environments (SCI.III.4.E.2)
• identify familiar organisms as part of a food chain or food web and describe their feeding relationships within the web (SCI.III.5.E.1)

Owls from the Inside Out Extras

Download Teacher’s Guide (80K PDF)
Download Extension Materials (52K PDF)
Download Videoconferencing Tips (44K PDF)

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