Owl Pellet Information / Research Name ______

7th Grade Environmental Science

Mrs. Krempa Date & Period ______

Use the Internet or books from the library to find the answers to the following questions. The better your answers, the better your grade will be – but don’t just copy from the Internet! L Give some supporting details, interesting facts, etc. with each answer!! Use this sheet to help you organize the information.

Or, print the specific page(s) to the website(s) you are looking at and highlight the information you are going to use on the pages. No highlight? No points! All highlights? No points!!

You will be combining this information into a “mini research paper” – otherwise known as the

“Information” section in the Owl Pellet Lab! The information section should be broken into three paragraphs. Use this page to help you organize your thoughts and information before you write your rough draft. Basically the answers to the questions in each of the sections below will be turned into a separate paragraph.

** Be sure to credit your source by recording the name of the web page or address as you take notes.**

**You are responsible for a proper (formal) works consulted turned in with this sheet!**

Dirty Jobs Video

Works Consulted: Rowe, Mike, and David M. Barsky. TV.com, Discovery Channel, 2006, Dirty Jobs, Season 2, Episode 13, Avian Vomitologist,

www.tv.com/shows/dirty-jobs/avian-vomitologist-638304/cast/crew/2.

*Use this information to add some “Flair” to your three finished paragraphs!

Notes

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Section (paragraph) #1

1. What does a Barn Owl look like? What is the Owl’s color, size, defining characteristics?

2. Where does a Barn Owl live? And DO NOT tell me a barn!! Or “in every continent besides Antarctica”!!

3. Any other interesting facts about Barn Owls??

Works Consulted – Source #1. FORMAL (proper) Just the URL will not be accepted!!

You must have at least three (3) different sources either handwritten or printed and handed in with this information. Think back to your ELA research project!! - Use Noodletools or citation machine…

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Notes

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Section (paragraph) #2

4. How / why does a Barn Owl make a pellet? Be scientifically detailed in your answer!

**Be sure to include the words crop and gizzard!

Works Consulted – Source #2. FORMAL (proper) Just the URL will not be accepted!!

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Notes–

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Section (paragraph) #3

5. What are the 3 most common foods eaten by Barn Owls who live someplace in the United States?

6. How many of each of these prey animals does an owl eat in a given time period?

What is the time period? i.e. 6 dragons/day.

7. What types of things do the prey animals eat? Where do the prey animals live in comparison to the owl?

Works Consulted – Source #3. FORMAL (proper) Just the URL will not be accepted!!

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