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PBS

Newton's Apple: Spotted Owls and Old Growth Forests

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from Newton's Apple, which is a production of KTCA Twin Cities Public Television, provides insights, vocabulary, resources and a main activity on the subject of why owls are threatened.
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Activity
abcteach

Abcteach: Birds

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Come and check out this resource featuring printable materials on birds. This site includes poems, shape books, questions for reading comprehension and more.
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Website
Other

K 3 Learning pages.com: Owls

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This online resource provides several links to elementary information on owls. You will find lesson plans, photographs, information, facts and more when you explore this resource.
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Handout
Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation

Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation: Great Horned Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet about the great-horned owl gives information about appearance, diet, habitat and nesting.
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Handout
Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation

Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation: Long Eared Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet about the long-eared owl gives information about appearance, diet, habitat and nesting.
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Website
Other

Ninepipes Center for Wildlife Research: Homepage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from the Ninepipes Center for Wildlife Research & Education provides information on its programs, research projects, and publications. Teachers and students will find links to other wildlife sites and photographs and...
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Strix Aluco, more commonly known as the Tawny Owl.
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Handout
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Barn Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to hearing the sounds of the Barn Owl, you will find information on the habitat, food, behavior, reproduction and more on this comprehensive site.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Who's Who? Owls

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over owls, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Animal Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to science quizzes about animals and birds. Topics include animal classification, butterfly, beetle and frog life cycles, spiders, bats, birds of prey, owls, birds of the jungle, rainforest, cold climates and migration.
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Activity
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Tawny Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the tawny owl.
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Activity
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Little Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about little owls.
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Activity
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Owls

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about owls through this concise resource. This site provides information about the anatomy, pictures, the habitat and range, classification and more of owls.
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Other

Bird Central: The Bird Groups

For Students 9th - 10th
Bird are divided into 11 different distinct groups on this site by Rosso Unlimited. A brief description of each group is provided as well as specific species within groups. The standout feature here is the comprehensive supply of bird...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Northern Spotted Owl O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the northern spotted owl and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring Owls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, students will visit Internet sites to research facts about owls and food chains. They will use this information to complete a picture of an owl food chain, dissect owl pellets, and write a class book about owls.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Many Mice Can an Owl Eat?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of the study of the biosphere, the students will use student response systems to determine the average number of mice an owl eats in a day, a week, a month, and a year. This lesson can be used as an introduction or as a review.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is virtual dissection of Owl Pellets. This interactive website gives the option of dissecting pellets from many kinds of owls. This would be great to use before actually dissecting, because it would help student learn to...
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Burrowing Owl

For Students K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about burrowing owls with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics, habitat, and unique features.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Snowy Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly described are the characteristics and habitat of the Snowy Owl. Included are ten excellent photographs.
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Interactive
Math Science Nucleus

Math/science Nucleus: Owl Poem Animation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This animation told in a storybook format explores the food cycle generated by the owl. It begins with the owl's consumption of food, then the food provided other animals through that consumption and so on.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Owls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains information and pictures of owls in the forest.
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Graphic
Other

Kids Farm: Owls

For Students 2nd - 4th
Kids Farm provides pictures and descriptions of four different kinds of owls.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Facts About Owls

For Students 2nd - 8th
Provides 15 fun interesting facts about owls.