Grade 3 had an exciting week as we finally got our hands into the much awaited Owl Pellets. Our current Science Unit is on the Human Body and we have focused mostly on the skeletal system. Our guiding question for the owl pellet discovery was:
How are human skeletal bones/joints similar and/or different from those found in owl pellets?
The Owl Pellets are baked at very high temperatures to kill all bacteria. We order the pellets from the US (http://pellet.com/) and they have been a part of the Grade Three program for almost ten years. It is one activity that kids will never forget!
We carefully opened the pellets and used toothpicks to examine the contents. These pellets come from barn owls and the most frequent animals that they eat are mice, rodents, rats, etc...
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