Individual Owl Pellet Study
kit #37-I
Designed specifically for one student, this kit contains materials for determining the contents of owl pellets.
Instructions include descriptions and illustrations of prey animals, including their skulls. A student uses the basic skeletal diagram to determine where bones found in the pellets are located in the actual structure of a prey mammal. The student glues the bones to this card making a permanent mount.
Owl pellets collected from a single region, sterilized, and individually wrapped
Owl pellets collected from a single region, sterilized, and individually wrapped
Content List in Individual Owl Pellet Study is as follows:
Quantity | Description |
---|---|
1 | Student Guide |
2 | Large owl pellets |
2 | Probes with point, wood |
1 | Skeletal diagram card |
1 | Magnifier |
- Number of students
- 1-4
- Number of groups
- 1

To complete this kit requires oneto two ~50-minute class periods.