2nd - 5th Grades
Explore the wild world of animal predator/prey relationships by dissecting owl vomit, referred to as owl pellets. Students will get the opportunity to learn about how predators seek out and hunt their prey and additionally how digestion works not only in these owls but also in our own stomachs. Students will discover how our stomachs break down food using acid and they’ll also dissect an owl pellet and determine what the owl ate and how it digests its food. Was it a mouse, rabbit or some other animal? We’ll do a little investigative work to find out!
Nebraska's College and Career Ready Standards of Science Addressed:
- SC.2.7.2.C Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
- SC.4.6.3.B Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
- SC.5.8.2.A Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, and motion and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
- SC.5.8.2.C Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
- SC.7.8.4.A Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Class Type: Virtual Instruction + Supply Drop Off
Recommended Teaching Time: One 45-minute session by 4-H Staff
4-H Staff will provide all dissection tools and equipment.
Fee for Owl Pellet Dissection: $85 per classroom
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